The level and the distribution of human capital in a country can have significant effects both on economic performance as well as on various forms of inequalities across individuals. This paper presents some of the main stylised facts characterising the Italian educational system and reviews the empirical evidence on the relationship between education and wage inequality in Italy.

Brunello, G., Comi, S., Lucifora, C., Scarpa, E. (2005). Inequality in Education and Wages in Italy: A Review of the Empirical Literature. In E. Barth, R. Asplund (a cura di), Education and Wage Inequality in Europe: A literature review (pp. 241-280). ETLA.

Inequality in Education and Wages in Italy: A Review of the Empirical Literature

COMI, SIMONA LORENA;
2005

Abstract

The level and the distribution of human capital in a country can have significant effects both on economic performance as well as on various forms of inequalities across individuals. This paper presents some of the main stylised facts characterising the Italian educational system and reviews the empirical evidence on the relationship between education and wage inequality in Italy.
Capitolo o saggio
Inequality, education, wages, Italy
English
Education and Wage Inequality in Europe: A literature review
Barth, E; Asplund, R
2005
951-628-423-X
ETLA
241
280
Brunello, G., Comi, S., Lucifora, C., Scarpa, E. (2005). Inequality in Education and Wages in Italy: A Review of the Empirical Literature. In E. Barth, R. Asplund (a cura di), Education and Wage Inequality in Europe: A literature review (pp. 241-280). ETLA.
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