We use a reform that was recently implemented in Italy to investigate the effects on academic achievement of more … set out the comparison of similar students undergoing alternative progression rules, and to shed light on whether, and to … across curricular tracks, picturing at best – depending on the data employed – a marginal improvement for students in …

In this paper we analyse whether the characteristics of university teaching staff matter with regards students …' performance and interest in the discipline. We use data on about one thousand students enrolled on the first level degree course … in Business and Economics at a medium sized Italian University. Thanks to the random assignment of students to different …

Italy's secondary school system has faced funding constraints for many years which limits availability of new permanent … findings suggest there may be value in altering the way teachers are allocated to secondary schools in Italy. …

average quality of students enrolled following the reform. Additionally, the policy contributed to an increase in on …

Italy's secondary school system has faced funding constraints for many years which limits availability of new permanent … findings suggest there may be value in altering the way teachers are allocated to secondary schools in Italy …

student achievement. I provide evidence that the gender gap in math performance substantially increases when students are …