The contributions collected in this volume take a fresh look at the traditional debate on education, training and labour market outcomes. The quality of education is difficult to measure in the education market and does not always find clear recognition in the labour market. The book provides new empirical evidence on these themes, including data specifically relating to Italy and the UK.

Autorentext
PAOLO BARBIERI Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy GIUSEPPE BERTOLA Istituto Universitario Europeo, Italy GIANNA BOERO Università di Cagliari, Italy GIORGIO BRUNELLO Università di Padova, Italy GIANNI DE FRAJA University of York, UK ABIGAIL MCKNIGHT London School of Economics, UK ROBIN NAYLOR University of Warwick, UK STEFANI SCHERER University of Mannheim, Germany PETER SLOANE University of Aberdeen, UK JEREMY SMITH University of Warwick, UK ALAN WAGNER OECD, France GREGORY WURZBURG OECD, France

Inhalt
Notes on the Contributors Introduction; D.Checchi & C.Lucifora PART I: EDUCATION QUALITY Redefining Education Quality: Lessons from an International Perspective; A.Wagner & G.Wurzburg Private and Public Schools; G.de Fraja Sorting and Private Education in Italy; G.Bertola & D.Checchi The Impact of Research Assessment and Teaching Quality Exercises on the UK University System; P.Sloane PART II: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES IN EUROPE Graduates and Graduate Labour Markets in the UK and Italy; G.Boero , A.McKnight , R.Naylor & J.Smith The Pay-Off from Education: A North-South Comparison; P.Barbieri & S.Scherer Labour Market Institutions and the Complementarity between Education and Training in Europe; G.Brunello Index