The labour market effects of alma mater
Subtitle: evidence from italy
By: by Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Cappellari.
Contributors: Cappellari, Lorenzo
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1562; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1562
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: College graduates -- Employment -- Italy.; College choice -- Italy.; Wages -- College graduates -- Italy.; Labor supply -- Italy.
Description: "We use data from a nationally representative survey of Italian graduates to study whether Alma Mater matters for employment and earnings three years after graduation. We find that the attended college does matter, and that college related differences are substantial both among and within regions of the country. However, these differences are not large enough to trigger substantial mobility flows from poorly performing to better performing institutions. There is also evidence that going to a private university pays off at least in the early part of a career: the employment weighted college wage gains from going to a private college are close to 18 percent. Only part of this gain can be explained by the fact that private universities have lower pupil - teacher ratios than public institutions"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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