Does the expansion of higher education increase the equality of educational opportunities? Evidence from Italy

Labour

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 53-88

  Bratti, Massimiliano ^a   Checchi, Daniele ^a   De Blasio, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 44649166308     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: 14679914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2008.00411.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (31)

1. Becker S. (2006) 'Introducing Time-to-educate in a Job Search Model', Bulletin of Economic Research 58: 61-72.
2. Besley T. and Case A. (2000) 'Unnatural Experiments? Estimating the Incidence of Endogenous Policies', Economic Journal 110: F672 -F694.
3. Bondonio D. (2006) 'La Valutazione dell'Impatto Netto della Riforma' in Bini M., Bondonio D. and Crocetta C. (eds.) Gli Effetti della Nuova Riforma dei Cicli e degli Ordinamenti Didattici, Research Report to Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universitàe della Ricerca, Comitato Nazionale per la valutazione del sistema universitario.
4. Borland J., Yi-Ping T. and Wilkins R. (2005) 'Experimental and Quasi-experimental Methods of Microeconomic Program and Policy Evaluation', Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Working Paper No. 8/05, Melbourne: The University of Melbourne.
5. Bratti M., Checchi D. and Filippin A. (2007) 'Geographical Differences in Italian Students' Mathematical Competencies: Evidence from PISA 2003', Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia 66: 299-333.
6. Cameron S. and Heckman J. (2001) 'The Dynamics of Educational Attainment for Black, Hispanic, and White Males', Journal of Political Economy 109: 455-499.
7. Cameron S. and Taber C. (2004) 'Estimation of Educational Borrowing Constraints Using Returns to Schooling', Journal of Political Economy 112: 132-182.
8. Carneiro P. and Heckman J. (2003) 'Human Capital Policy', NBER Working Paper No. 9495, Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.
9. Checchi D. (2003) 'The Italian Educational System: Family Background and Social Stratification' in ISAE (ed.) Annual Report on Monitoring Italy, Rome: ISAE: 131-176.
10. Checchi D. and Flabbi L. (2007) 'Intergenerational Mobility and Schooling Decisions in Germany and Italy: The Impact of Secondary School Tracks', IZA DP No. 2876, Bonn: IZA.
11. Checchi D., Fiorio C. and Leonardi M. (2007) 'Intergenerational Persistence in Educational Attainment in Italy', Mimeo, University of Milan, Milan.
12. Cingano F. and Cipollone A. (2007) 'University Drop-out - The Case of Italy', Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione Working Paper No. 626, Rome: Bank of Italy.
13. CNVSU (2005) Il modello per la Ripartizione del Fondo di Finanziamento Ordinario (FFO) all'Interno del Sistema Universitario: Riflessioni a Valle dell'Applicazione Sperimentale Prevista dal DM 28 Luglio 2004, doc. 04/05, Rome: Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universitàe della Ricerca.
14. Cramer J. (2005) 'Omitted Variables and Misspecified Disturbances in the Logit Model', Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 05-084/4, Amsterdam: Tinbergen Institute.
15. Currie J. and Moretti E. (2003) 'Mother's Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from College Openings', Quarterly Journal of Economics 118: 1495-1532.
16. Di Pietro G. (2006) 'Regional Labour Market Conditions and University Dropout Rates: Evidence from Italy', Regional Studies 40: 617-630.
17. Dornbusch R. and Giavazzi F. (2000) 'Italy Must Abandon its University Populism', International Herald Tribune, 14 September.
18. Duflo E. (2001) 'Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of School Construction in Indonesia: Evidence from an Unusual Policy Experiment', American Economic Review 91: 795-813.
19. Fernandez R. and Gali J. (1999) 'To Each According to...? Markets, Tournaments and the Matching Problem with Borrowing Constraints', Review of Economic Studies 66: 799-824.
20. Francesconi M. and Nicoletti C. (2006) 'Intergenerational Mobility and Sample Selection in Short Panels', Journal of Applied Econometrics 21: 1265-1293.
21. ISTAT (1995) Sistema Educativo e Mercato del Lavoro nel Contesto Internazionale, Rome: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica.
22. Machin S. and Blanden J. (2004) 'Educational Inequality and the Expansion of UK Higher Education', Scottish Journal of Political Economy 51: 230-249.
23. Masia A. and Santoro I. (2006) 'L'Universitànella XII e XIII Legislatura' (15/4/1994-29/5/2001), Universitas Quaderni 20, Associazione RUI.
24. MIUR (1997) Verifica dei Piani di Sviluppo dell'Università1986-90 e 1991-93, doc. 4/97, August 1997, Rome: Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universitàe della Ricerca.
25. MIUR (2003) Quarto Rapporto sullo Stato del Sistema Universitario, Comitato Nazionale per la Valutazione del Sistema Universitario, Rome: Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universitàe della Ricerca.
26. MIUR (2006) L'universitàin Cifre 2005, Rome: Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universitàe della Ricerca.
27. Perotti R. (2002) 'The Italian University System: Rules vs. Incentives', Mimeo, European University Institute, Florence.
28. Roemer J. (1998) Equality of Opportunity, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
29. Rostan M. (2006) Laureati Italiani ed Europei a Confronto. Istruzione Superiore e Lavoro alle Soglie di un Periodo di riforme, Milan: Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto.
30. Shavit Y. and Blossfeld H.-P. (eds.) (1993) Persistent Inequality. Changing Educational Attainment in Thirteen Countries, Boulder: Westview Press.
31. Shavit Y., Arum R. and Gamoran A. (eds.) (2007) Stratification in Higher Education: A Comparative Study, Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.