This paper analyses the pattern of training participation in Italy. Employing a new survey conducted on a large sample of individuals, we develop a model of bilateral training choices. In order to distinguish between workers and employers choices, we estimate a structural bivariate probit model...

C<sc>roce</sc> G. and G<sc>hignoni</sc> E. Employer-provided training and knowledge spillovers: evidence from Italian local labour markets, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Following suggestions from the literature on agglomeration and on social returns to education, this paper aims to uncover the relationship between local...

This paper analyses the incidence of overeducation of university graduates. To this end, we estimate a random effects model for a panel of European countries. Our results do not confirm that the increase of the supply of qualified labour per se can be seen as a relevant factor fuelling...