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Quality Differentials in Italian Universities' Freshmen : The Case of Medical and Dental Surgery Schools
Sestito, Paolo; Tonello, Marco - 2011
The paper compares the quality of Italian Medical schools’ freshmen on the basis of the scores obtained in the locally conducted entry exams which are using a common national test frame. The test is quite selective (partly because of the reduced size of the intake yearly allowed): winners are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014175130
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A Tale of Two Bazaar Economies : An Input-Output Analysis for Germany and Italy
Breda, Emanuele; Cappariello, Rita - 2011
This paper evaluates the extent of internationalisation of production between 1995 and 2006 for Italy and Germany. The … growth resumed at a fast pace, especially in Italy. This seems to suggest a change in strategies and a reorganisation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014182758
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Italian Households and Labour Market : Structural Characteristics and Effects of the Crisis
Mocetti, Sauro; Olivieri, Elisabetta; Viviano, Eliana - 2011
individual level. With respect to the main European countries, in Italy the jobless household rate is lower because of the larger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014182760
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Infrastructure and Project Financing in Italy : The (Possible) Role of the Regulation
Giorgiantonio, Cristina; Giovanniello, Valentina - 2010
, benefiting the implementation of infrastructure projects. In Italy, project financing is still much more limited than in such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195219
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Economic Developments in the Italian Regions in 2005
Cannari, Luigi - 2007
The Economy of the Italian Regions in the year 2005 analyzes the evolution of production, labour market, financial aggregates and regional public finances in the four main Italian territorial areas. Topics analyzed focus on structural change in the Italian economy; trends in Mezzogiorno's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014224162
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Parental Time and Child Outcomes : Does Gender Matter?
Del Boca, Daniela; Mancini, Anna Laura - 2013
Using different econometric specifications this paper analyzes the relationship between the time parents spend with their children, child-related expenditure and the results obtained by them, with particular attention to gender differences. The authors use PSID-CDS data from 1997 to 2007 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014155145
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Gender Complementarities in the Labor Market
De Giorgi, Giacomo; Paccagnella, Marco; Pellizzari, Michele - 2013
In this paper we estimate the short-run elasticity of substitution between male and female workers, using data on employment and wages from Italian provinces from 1993-2006. We adopt a production function approach similar to that of Card and Lemieux (2001a) and Acemoglu, Autor and Lyle (2004)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014155305
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Home or Away? Gender Differences in the Effects of an Expansion of Tertiary Education Supply
Rizzica, Lucia - 2013
The aim of this paper is to estimate the effects of the expansion of tertiary education supply on the educational choices of young Italian high school graduates. A quasi-experimental setting given by the reform of the tertiary education system implemented in 2001 is exploited. The reform was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014155337
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An assessment of Italy's energy trade balance
Giordano, Claire; Tosti, Enrico - 2022
in Italy’s energy trade balance, both in the long run and from a comparative perspective, in order to appraise any … perspective, is slightly higher than that of the other main euro-area countries. The geographical concentration of Italy’s energy … imports, though declining over the past two decades, remains high, especially for natural gas. The 2021 deterioration in Italy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014081192
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Statistics for economic analysis : the experience of the Bank of Italy
D'Alessio, Giovanni; De Bonis, Riccardo; Infante, Luigi; … - 2022
The paper provides an overview of the main statistics produced by the Bank of Italy: financial accounts, monetary … globalization, the digital economy and big data. Finally, we show the policy adopted by the Bank of Italy for the dissemination of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014081199