Does Graduating from a Private University Make a Difference? Evidence from Italy

European Journal of Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 260-276

  Triventi, Moris ^a   Trivellato, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Employment; Higher education; Private university; State university; Wage premium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861415935     PISSN: 01418211     EISSN: 14653435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2012.01522.x     Document Type: Article

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