Based on PISA 2009 data, this paper studies the relationship between students' computer use and their achievement in reading, mathematics and science in 23 countries. After having categorized computer use into a set of different activities according to the skills they involve, we correlate PISA...

This report describes the policy evaluation framework and the different counterfactual analysis evaluation strategies: propensity score matching, regression discontinuity design, differences-in-differences and instrumental variables. For each method we present the main assumptions it relies on...

The importance of a highly skilled workforce has become increasingly relevant in the context of the European Union new strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth - 'Europe 2020'. At the individual level, a good education is increasingly decisive for employment prospects and earnings...

The importance of a highly skilled workforce has become increasingly relevant in the context of the European Union new strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth - 'Europe 2020'. At the individual level, a good education is increasingly decisive for employment prospects and earnings...

The 2007-2013 EU Consumer Policy Strategy emphasizes the importance of a better understanding of how consumers behave and sets as a main objective "to empower EU consumers". A thorough knowledge of the capacities, information and assertiveness of consumers is considered crucial for being able to...

The 2007-2013 EU Consumer Policy Strategy emphasizes the importance of a better understanding of how consumers behave and sets as a main objective "to empower EU consumers". A thorough knowledge of the capacities, information and assertiveness of consumers is considered crucial for being able to...

The main purpose of this study is to investigate upon the impact of fiscal incentives on firm's innovative performance. We use data from the 7th, 8th and 9th waves of the "Indagine sulle Imprese Manifatturiere Italiane" by Unicredit (previously managed by Capitalia-Mediocredito Centrale), which...

The importance of a highly skilled workforce has become increasingly relevant in the context of the European Union new strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth - 'Europe 2020'. At the individual level, a good education is increasingly decisive for employment prospects and earnings...