We use unique administrative data from a leading Italian University to estimate whether the use of admission tests and conditional progression schemes are effective strategies to select high-performing students. Previous work has mainly focused on the effect of selectivity policies on widening...

We use unique administrative data from a leading Italian University to estimate whether the use of admission tests and conditional progression schemes are effective strategies to select high-performing students. Previous work has mainly focused on the effect of selectivity policies on widening...

We analyze the effect of a change in workload allocation across university courses on students' academic outcomes. We provide the first evidence that reducing the number of courses needed to graduate without changing the total workload expressed in university credits drives students to severely...

We analyze the effect of a change in workload allocation across university courses on students' academic outcomes. We provide the first evidence that reducing the number of courses needed to graduate without changing the total workload expressed in university credits drives students to severely...