out a survey in three main cities of Italy Milan, Turin and Rome which are recognized as the main destination regions of … health system; and, self-assessment of the migration experience and results of moving to Italy. The survey demonstrated that … been a trend towards jobs distinguished as medium and low skilled. Moreover, a comparison between education level and …

classification and higher education institution. In this paper we examine heterogeneity of returns across British regions using the … Labour Force Survey. We find substantial variations in the financial rewards available to graduates across regions with much …

/urban groups. While there has been an improvement in horizontal inequality in education, this paper shows little change in other …

(proxied by the European Social-Economic Classification), highest attained education level, and income. The results indicate … of people with at most primary or secondary education and increasing numbers with tertiary education. Income inequalities … remained relatively stable over the observed period across the Czech and Slovak regions, but fluctuated in Hungarian regions …

This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education …

that students enter school quite optimistic about obtaining a science degree, but that relatively few students end up … graduating with a science degree. The substantial overoptimism about completing a degree in science can be attributed largely to … students beginning school with misperceptions about their ability to perform well academically in science. …

We develop a dynamic stochastic general-equilibrium model of science, education and innovation to explain the …

-based pedagogy (IPP) on students' math and science test scores. IPP creates active problem solving opportunities in settings that …, and communicating ideas. We find that IPP increased math test scores by 0.18 standard deviations and science test scores …

: although religious dimensions exert a positive influence on physical and mental health as well as on general well …