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In this paper, we propose a method for the evaluation of relative and impact external efficiency of university studies as effects of education on the long-term income of graduates. In order to evaluate the “ceteris paribus” levels and growth we applied a multilevel longitudinal model with random effects. The variables used in our analysis refer to Human Capital studies. The Bank of Italy has collected the data used for the analysis in the years 1998, 2000 and 2002.
This paper is the result of the joint effort of both the authors. G. Vittadini took care of the final editing of Section 1, whereas P.G. Lovaglio was responsible for all the other Sections.
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Lovaglio, P.G., Vittadini, G. (2007). Human Capital Growth for University Education Evaluation. In: Fabbris, L. (eds) Effectiveness of University Education in Italy. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1751-5_26
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