Do Reforms Aimed at Reducing Time to Graduation Work? Evidence from the Italian Higher Education System
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- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2025-07-21 (Education)
- NEP-EUR-2025-07-21 (Microeconomic European Issues)
- NEP-LMA-2025-07-21 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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