Internationally, the political appetite for educational measurement capable of capturing a
metric of value for money and effectiveness has momentum. While most would agree with …

This study provides new firm-level evidence on the impact of the technological change
generated by investments in instrumental goods on employment growth. We posit that firms' …

This paper studies potential gender differences in overeducation prevalence among recent
highly educated entrants to the labour market and in its underlying drivers. Using …

This paper assesses labour market outcomes associated with the acquisition of different
graduate competences in the Italian labour markets particularly focusing on 'soft skills' …

The paper investigates the effects of internal migration on green growth in Italian regions.
We use employment in" sustainable" sectors to measure green growth, resorting to a novel …

This chapter investigates the evolution of young graduates' job and career satisfaction,
intended as two complementary indicators of work-related wellbeing and career …

This paper proposes a multidimensional and fuzzy set approach for measuring occupational
mismatch, testing human capital theory and social closure theory. We propose to use a fuzzy …

The economic effects of educational mismatch include its negative impact on economic
growth, which is due to the inefficient allocation of resources it generates. The main causes …

We analyze the relationship between advanced manufacturing technology (AMT), as a main
feature of the Industry 4.0 paradigm, and the demand for tasks and skills in the local labour …

Purpose In Italy, internships were introduced in higher education to ease graduates' entry
into the labor market, addressing youth unemployment and overeducation attributed to low …