This paper uses our own built historical data for Italy to analyse the effects of the modern
supply of higher education institutions on economic welfare, measured in terms of real …

This paper analyzes from a comparative perspective the demand and supply of tertiary
education in the North and in the South of Italy, and the consequences for the production of …

The paper analyzes the characteristics of the supply of higher education in different
geographical macroareas using a strategic interaction framework. We investigate the issue …

An important issue in economic geography is the link between higher education institutions
and economic performance at local level. This paper exploits some aspects of the university …

Over the period 1995–1998 Italy experienced an expansion of its higher education supply
with the aim of reducing regional differences in educational attainment. This paper evaluates …

Nowadays the realization that certain economic units, universities or other objects have
impact on the economy of their region comes more and more into prominence. A growing …

Almost 160 years on from their political unification, Italian territories display large economic
disparities. We exploit different data sources to assess the roots of this heterogeneity at the …

We develop a new dataset using UNESCO source materials on the location of nearly 15,000
universities in about 1,500 regions across 78 countries, some dating back to the 11th …

In recent years a growing body of literature has begun to consider the possible presence of
path dependence in the development processes of countries. This phenomenon has always …

This paper investigates the impact of an educational programme recently introduced in the
Province of Trento (North-East of Italy) aimed at fostering university enrolment of students …