School vouchers introduced recently in some Italian regions have lowered the cost of private schools. On one side, we provide evidence that Italian private schools may be selected for different reasons than quality considerations. On the other side, by exploiting individual data on voucher...

While most economists usually believe that privatization policy is socially beneficial, it faces increasing opposition in several countries. In this paper we wish to discover the ingredients in a recipe for privatization discontent. To do so we focus on Latin America, where there is wide...

In this paper we analyse the contribution of union activity to reducing earnings inequality. Given the specific nature of the system of industrial relations, Italian unions may contribute to inequality reduction through either national bargaining (i.e. reducing between-sector differentials)...

Questa ricerca ha messo in luce alcuni aspetti importanti delle modalità di reperimento della mano d'opera qualificata di un campione non rappresentativo di imprese che operano sul mercato milanese. Si tratta principalmente di imprese medio-piccole che operano al servizio delle altre imprese,...

La seconda indagine sull'inserimento nel mercato del lavoro dei laureati e diplomati dell'Università di Milano osserva la condizione e l'esperienza lavorativa di coloro che hanno conseguito il titolo universitario nel 1999, a tre anni dal conseguimento. attraverso l'analisi multivariata e le...

In this paper we consider the role of behavioural traits (self-confidence, decomposed into selfefficacy and self-liking) as potential determinants of academic career. While we find confirmation of previous results in the literature with respect to previous schooling and parental education, we do...