This paper combines Hendry's general to specific procedure and Leamer's Extreme Bounds analysis to assess the robustness of the relationship between growth in transition countries and a set of variables included in other studies. The results indicate a robust relationship between inflation and...

Using longitudinal data from the Italian National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System (INVALSI), this paper investigates whether the ability of classmates affects the educational attainment of immigrant students. We focus not only on the average quality of peers in the class,...

Using longitudinal data from the Italian National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System (INVALSI), this paper investigates whether the ability of classmates affects the educational attainment of immigrant students. We focus not only on the average quality of peers in the class,...

Wie beeinflussen schulische Leistungen von Mitschüler*innen und die daraus resultierende Klassenzusammensetzung den Bildungserfolg von Kindern mit Migrationshintergrund? Anhand administrativer Daten aus Italien zeigt eine neue Studie von Meschi und Pavese (2023), dass Schulkinder mit...

In this paper we report evidence on the relationship between trade openness, technology adoption and relative demand for skilled labour in the Turkish manufacturing sector, using firm-level data over the period 1980-2001. In a dynamic panel data setting using a unique database of 17,462 firms,...