In recent decades, the number of university students worldwide who have received some part of their education abroad has been rising rapidly. Despite the popularity of international student exchange programs, however, debate continues over what students gain from this experience. A major...

Purpose - The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of overeducation on wages in the Italian graduate labour market. Design/methodology/approach - The relationship between overeducation and wages is analysed using a double selection approach. Two basic individuals' decisions are explicitly...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of overeducation on wages in the Italian graduate labour market. Design/methodology/approach – The relationship between overeducation and wages is analysed using a double selection approach. Two basic individuals' decisions are...

How to reduce university drop-out is a topic of increasing concern. Although several measures have been the subject of numerous debates, little attention has been given to those impacting on the duration, structure and content of the supply of university education. This paper looks at the...

I analyze whether participation in international student exchange programs during university studies affects the subsequent decision to work abroad among Italian graduates. My findings suggest that studying abroad increases likelihood of working abroad by between 18 and 24 percentage points.

This paper focuses on education and skills mismatch among Italian graduates. Indicators for over- and under-utilization of education and under-utilization of skills are included as explanatory factors in a wage equation, testing theories that could explain the effect of over-schooling on wages....

Di Pietro G. (2006) Regional labour market conditions and university dropout rates: evidence from Italy, Regional Studies 40, 617-630. The paper assesses the impact of regional labour market conditions on university dropout rates in Italy using panel data and cross-sectional estimation...