The labour market effects of Alma Mater: Evidence from Italy

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 564-574

  Brunello, Giorgio ^a   Cappellari, Lorenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic impact; Efficiency; Salary wage differential; School choice

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; LABOR MARKET; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALMA;

EID: 47949127268     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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