Time to degree: Students' abilities, university characteristics or something else? evidence from Italy

Carmen Aina; Eliana Baici; Giorgia Casalone

doi:10.1080/09645292.2011.585016

Time to degree: Students' abilities, university characteristics or something else? evidence from Italy

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We use a representative sample of Italian graduates drawn from the Consorzio AlmaLaurea to assess the impact of individual and family characteristics, university inputs and the labour market on the time taken to attain a degree. Our estimates highlight that all these dimensions drive the outcome analysed. Weak labour market prospects contribute particularly to length time to degree. Our results suggest that a comprehensive policy intervention is needed to increase the number of students graduating within the minimum period.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	311-325
Number of pages	15
Journal	Education Economics
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2011.585016
Publication status	Published - Jul 2011

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Labour market
Tertiary education
Time to degree

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