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Monitoring and sanctioning cheating at school : what works? ; evidence from a national evaluation program
Lucifora, Claudio; Tonello, Marco - 2016 - This version: October 2016
The diffusion of evaluation programs, along with the higher stake they account for, has also increased the prevalence of opportunistic behavior and cheating practices. This paper investigates the efficacy of different policy measures aimed at fighting cheating behaviors in schools. We exploit a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776148
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Monitoring and sanctioning cheating at school: What works? Evidence from a national evaluation program
Lucifora, Claudio; Tonello, Marco - 2016
The diffusion of evaluation programs, along with the higher stake they account for, has also increased the prevalence of opportunistic behavior and cheating practices. This paper investigates the efficacy of different policy measures aimed at fighting cheating behaviors in schools. We exploit a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011739625
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The returns to education in Italy : a new look at the evidence
Brunello, Giorgio; Comi, Simona; Lucifora, Claudio - 2000
Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on gross wages) are in line with the European … marginal return to the marginal cost of education – we speculate that either marginal costs are steeper in Italy or that a …The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private returns to education in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325989
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The 'Bologna Process' and College Enrolment Decisions
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Lucifora, Claudio - 2021
education implementing the 'Bologna process' to estimate the impact of the reform on the decision to go to college. We find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324824
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The Returns to Education in Italy: A New Look at the Evidence
Lucifora, Claudio; Comi, Simona; Brunello, Giorgio - 2000
Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on gross wages) are in line with the European … marginal return to the marginal cost of education – we speculate that either marginal costs are steeper in Italy or that a …The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private returns to education in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262349
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The Returns to Education in Italy: A New Look at the Evidence
Brunello, Giorgio; Comi, Simona; Lucifora, Claudio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on gross wages) are in line with the European … marginal return to the marginal cost of education - we speculate that either marginal costs are steeper in Italy or that a …The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private returns to education in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763587
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Students' cheating as a social interaction : evidence from a randomized experiment in a national evaluation program
Lucifora, Claudio; Tonello, Marco - 2012
We analyze students' cheating behavior during a national evaluation test. We model the mechanisms that trigger cheating interactions between students and show that, when monitoring is not sufficiently accurate, a social multiplier may magnify the effects on students' achievements. We exploit a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009656606
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Determinants of Grades in Maths for Students in Economics
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Lucifora, Claudio; Pozzoli, Dario - 2008
This paper investigates the determinants of grades achieved in mathematics by first year students Economics. We use individual administrative data from 1991 to 2005 to fit an educational production function. Our main findings suggest that good secondary school achievements and good maths skills...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014218447
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The Returns to Education in Italy : A New Look at the Evidence
Brunello, Giorgio; Comi, Simona; Lucifora, Claudio - 2021
Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on gross wages) are in line with the European … marginal return to the marginal cost of education ? we speculate that either marginal costs are steeper in Italy or that a …The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private returns to education in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013321308
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Students' Cheating as a Social Interaction : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in a National Evaluation Program
Lucifora, Claudio - 2012
We analyze students' cheating behavior during a national evaluation test. We model the mechanisms that trigger cheating interactions between students and show that, when monitoring is not sufficiently accurate, a social multiplier may magnify the effects on students' achievements. We exploit a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098454