| By: |
Giorgio Brunello (Università di Padova,);
Lorenzo Cappellari (Università Cattolica di Milano,) |
| Abstract: |
We use data from a nationally representative survey of Italian graduates to
study whether Alma Mater matters for employment and earnings three years after
graduation. We find that the attended college matters, and that there are
important college related differences, both among and within regions of the
country. These differences, however, do not persist over time and are not
large enough to trigger substantial mobility flows from poorly performing to
better performing institutions. We also find evidence that going to a private
university pays off at least in the early part of a career. Only part of this
gain can be explained by the fact that private universities have lower pupil -
teacher ratios than public institutions. |
| Keywords: |
economic impact, efficiency, salary wage differential, school choice |
| JEL: |
I21 J24 |
| Date: |
2007–04 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pad:wpaper:0040&r=sog |