Schivardi, Fabiano; Torrini, Roberto - In: Giornale degli Economisti 69 (2010) 3, pp. 119-167
We study the role of human capital in the restructuring process of the Italian economy. Italy displays a large and persistent gap in the share of college graduates in the population (12% in 2007) with respect to the rest of Europe (24%). The introduction of the 3+2 reform has significantly...