Using a difference-in-differences approach, we exploit a quasi experiment occurred in a
large public university located in southern Italy to examine whether the introduction of a …

This paper explores the system-wide impact of graduates on the regional economy.
Graduates enjoy a significant wage premium, often interpreted as reflecting their greater …

This study considers how individuals determine at what ratio they will invest in two different
types of education. The first type contributes to the development of labor skills, while the …

There have been numerous attempts to assess the overall impact of Higher Education
Institutions on regional economies in the UK and elsewhere. There are two disparate …

Education, Signaling, and Wage Inequality in a Dynamic Economy Page 1 Electronic copy
available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1503992 Education, Signaling, and Wage Inequality in a …

In the last decade the university system in Italy has shrank and a larger heterogeneity has
emerged among universities located in different areas of the country. The Italian …

In the real world, two types of education investment may exist. One of these contributes to
labor skills, and the other does not, corresponding to human capital and signal invest-ment …

This paper replicates the analysis of Scottish HEIs in Hermannsson et al (2010a) for the
case of Northern Ireland in order to provide a self-contained analysis that is readily …

This paper replicates the analysis of Scottish HEIs in Hermannsson et al (2010a) for the
case of Northern Ireland in order to provide a self-contained analysis that is readily …