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Author:   Giorgio Brunello (, University of Padua) ,  Pietro Garibaldi (, Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti and University of Turin) ,  Etienne Wasmer (, Université du Québec à Montréal)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.743kg
ISBN:  

9780199210978

ISBN 10:   0199210977
Pages:   388
Publication Date:   17 May 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Pietro Garibaldi: Introduction Part I The Macroeconomics of EducationEtienne Wasmer, Peter Fredriksson, Ana Lamo, Julián Messina and Giovanni Peri: 1: Theory and Facts Part A- Education Priorities: Growth vs. Cohesion 2: Cohesion and the Supply of General Skills in Europe 3: Higher Education, Innovation, and Growth Part B- The Margins of Improvement in Education Institutions: Skill Mismatch, Skill Portability, and Mobility 4: Internal Mobility, Skills, and Education 5: Skill Mismatch and Over-qualification in the Enlarged Europe 6: Specificity of Skills and Reallocation 7: Policy Implications Part II Workplace Training in EuropeAndrea Bassanini, Alison Booth, Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola, and Edwin Leuven: 8: Introduction 9: An Overview of the Theoretical Framework 10: Stylised Facts About Workplace Training 11: Training and Labour Market Institutions 12: The Costs and Benefits of Workplace Training 13: Is There Scope for Policy? Final Remarks

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Giorgio Brunello holds a MsC in Economics from the LSE and a PhD in Economics from Osaka University, Japan. He has taught at Osaka, Venice, and is currently Professor of Economics in Padova. He is a Research Fellow at IZA (Bonn) and CESifo (Munich). Pietro Garibaldi is Professor of Economics at the University of Turin, and acts as Economic Counselor of the Italian Ministry of Finance. He is also head of Labor Studies for the Fondazione Debenedetti and research fellow at IGIER, CEPR, and IZA. He holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. He was previously an economist in the IMF Research Department and an associate professor of Economics at Bocconi University. Etienne Wasmer is Professor of Economics at Sciences Po. Paris and at Université du Québec à Montréal. He is also a Research Fellow in both the Labour Program and the International Macro Program of CEPR. Etienne received a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics. He is also associate editor of the French think tank on-line telos, and been a consultant for the European Commission for the Socio-Economic Impact of the Cohesion Fund and the Ministry of Finance in Québec. He is currently External Member of the Council of Economic Advisors of the French Prime Minister.

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