Differential grading standards and University funding: Evidence from Italy

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-176

  Bagues, Manuel ^a   Labini, Mauro Sylos ^b   Zinovyeva, Natalia ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d Foundation for Applied Economic Research FEDEA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grading standards; Higher education

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; HETEROGENEITY; HIGHER EDUCATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 45749084882     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifn011     Document Type: Article

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