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Regional labour market conditions and university dropout rates: Evidence from Italy

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Giorgio Di Pietro
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Di Pietro G. (2006) Regional labour market conditions and university dropout rates: evidence from Italy, Regional Studies 40 , 617--630. The paper assesses the impact of regional labour market conditions on university dropout rates in Italy using panel data and cross-sectional estimation techniques. The empirical results obtained from both these methods support the hypothesis of a negative relationship between regional unemployment rates and university dropout rates. Additionally, both analyses underscore the importance of controlling for unobservable regional characteristics and suggest that the results of studies without such controls should be interpreted cautiously. Di Pietro G. (2006) Les conditions des marchés du travail régionaux et le nombre d'étudiants qui abandonnent leurs études: des preuves italiennes, Regional Studies 40 , 617--630. A partir de données de panal et de données en coupes transversales, cet article cherche à évaluer l'impact des conditions des marchés du travail régionaux sur le nombre d'étudiants universitaires qui abandonnent leurs études en Italie. Les résultats empiriques ainsi obtenus soutiennent l'hypothèse suivant: les taux de chômage régionaux et le nombre d'étudiants universitaires qui abandonnent leurs études sont en corrélation faible. En outre, les deux analyses soulignent l'importance de tenir compte des caractéristiques régionales qui ne sont pas observables et laissent supposer que l'on devrait interpréter avec prudence les résultats des études qui n'en tiennent pas compte. Abandon des études Conditions du marché du travail Approche effets fixes Di Pietro G. (2006) Regionale Arbeitsmarktbedingungen und Universitätsausstiegsraten: Beweise aus Italien, Regional Studies 40 , 617--630. Dieser Aufsatz beurteilt die Auswirkung regionaler Arbeitsmarktbedingungen auf Raten des Studiumsabbruchs in Italien mit Hilfe von Datenlisten und Methoden der Querschnittsberechnung. Die so von beiden Methoden gewonnenen, empirischen Ergebnisse bekräftigen die Hypothese einer negativen Beziehung zwischen regionalen Erwerbstätigkeitsraten und Raten der Universitätsaussteiger. Außerdem unterstreichen beide Analysen die Bedeutung der Regulierung nicht beobachtbarer regionaler Eigenschaften, und legen nahe, daß die Ergebnisse von Studien ohne derartige Kontrollmaßnahmen mit Vorsicht interpretiert werden sollten. Ausstieg Arbeitsmarktbedingungen Ansatz festgelegter Wirkungen Di Pietro G. (2006) Las condiciones del mercado laboral regional y el ratio de abandono en los estudios universitarios: el caso de Italia, Regional Studies 40 , 617--630. El artículo estudia el impacto de las condiciones regionales del mercado laboral sobre el ratio de abandono universitario utilizando datos de panel y técnicas de estimación de sección cruzada. Los resultados obtenidos mediante ambos métodos proporcionan suporte a la hipótesis de una relación negativa entra la tasa de desempleo y el ratio de abandono. Además, ambos análisis recalcan la importancia de tener en cuenta el impacto de variables regionales no observables y sugieren que los resultados de aquellos estudios que no consideren este efecto deben ser interpretados con precaución. Ratio de abandono Condiciones del mercado laboral Técnicas de efectos fijos

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Volume (Year): 40 (2006)
Issue (Month): 6 (August)
Pages: 617-630
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