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For whom the bell rings? The availability of school infrastructure in Italy

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  • Mauro Bucci

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Luigi Gazzano

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Elena Gennari

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Adele Grompone

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Giorgio Ivaldi

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Giovanna Messina

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Giacomo Ziglio

    (Bank of Italy)

Abstract

This paper proposes a set of indicators to measure the quality and availability of school infrastructure at the local level, based on information from the Italian school building register (Anagrafe dell’edilizia scolastica, ANAES). The indicators are calculated for each municipality and level of education (from pre-school to upper secondary) and cover several aspects (morphology, functionality, location); an innovative analysis is performed to obtain a measure of potential demand for school services, breaking down the local population by age and average travel time by car, to identify local shortcomings in the availability of school infrastructure. The indicators are also matched with a number of learning progress measures to assess the preliminary and purely descriptive impact of the quality and availability of school buildings on learning processes.

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  • Mauro Bucci & Luigi Gazzano & Elena Gennari & Adele Grompone & Giorgio Ivaldi & Giovanna Messina & Giacomo Ziglio, 2024. "For whom the bell rings? The availability of school infrastructure in Italy," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 827, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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    Keywords

    education; school infrastructure;

    JEL classification:

    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock

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