This paper emphasizes the importance of the innovation input in the productive process, as a way to maximize the capacity and effectiveness of the labour factor and its productivity. This work describes some of the factors that are enunciated and that condition the existence of good levels of...

We analyse the effects of school autonomy on the quality of education in Jordan and Tunisia, by using the OECD PISA 2009 database. Results reveal that most autonomy related variables are not significant. Accordingly, schools with more autonomy management and facing more competition do not lead...

The paper analyses the determinants of overeducation in the Italian labour market for workers with an MSc degree, using data from the National Labour Force Survey during the 2006-2011 period. The results confirm the findings obtained by previous studies regarding the relationship between...