The determinants of student mobility are investigated in this paper. Theoretical considerations suggest that both the university characteristics and socio-economic conditions of the geographical areas in which they are located are important. An empirical analysis has been conducted using a...

Despite measures on the European level to increase the compatibility between the HE sectors of the member states, the recent literature exposes variations in their efficiencies. To gain insights into these differences we split the efficiency term according to the two management levels each...

In this study, we have carried out an empirical investigation on the potential differences in school performance between pupils attending public schools and those attending private schools in the most densely populated region of Italy (Lombardy), employing a new data set of about 77,000 students...