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Giorgio Brunello

Giorgio Brunello

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
52
Citations
10006
World Ranking
1270
National Ranking
28

Overview

Giorgio Brunello is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research spans across social sciences with a significant focus on economics, econometrics, and finance. The subfields addressed in their work include economics and econometrics, education, demography, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

The scientist's publications explore a variety of topics, particularly labor market dynamics and wage inequality, retirement, disability, and employment, school choice and performance, and economic issues related to Italy's history and contemporary situation. Additional areas of investigation include employment and welfare studies, firm innovation and growth, and intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving.

Recent notable papers authored by Giorgio Brunello include:

  • "Skill shortages and skill mismatch: A review of the literature" (2021), published in the Journal of Economic Surveys
  • "Employer Provided Training in Europe: Determinants and Obstacles" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Not only in my genes: The effects of peers' genotype on obesity" (2020), published in the Journal of Health Economics

Other recent papers co-authored by frequent collaborators include works published in Economic Policy and Journal of Applied Econometrics.

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Lorenzo Rocco
  • Marco Bertoni
  • Patricia Wruuck
  • Maria De Paola
  • Christoph Weiss

Giorgio Brunello has published extensively in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Padua Research Archive (University of Padua), Economics Letters, Journal of Economic Surveys, and Economic Policy.

The scientist has contributed to book publications, including a volume titled "EIB Working Paper 2020/05 - Financing constraints and employers' investment in training (Volume 2020/5)" published by Econstor.

Best Publications

  • Does school tracking affect equality of opportunity? New international evidence

    Giorgio Brunello;Daniele Checchi

  • Workplace Training in Europe

    Andrea Bassanini;Alison L. Booth;Giorgio Brunello;Maria De Paola

  • THE CAUSAL EFFECT OF EDUCATION ON HEALTH: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS?

    Giorgio Brunello;Margherita Fort;Nichole Schneeweis;Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

  • Does body weight affect wages? Evidence from Europe.

    Giorgio Brunello;Béatrice D’Hombres

  • CEO turnover in insider-dominated boards: The Italian case

    Giorgio Brunello;Clara Graziano;Bruno M. Parigi

  • Changes in Compulsory Schooling, Education and the Distribution of Wages in Europe

    Giorgio Brunello;Margherita Fort;Guglielmo Weber

  • The effect of immigration on the school performance of natives: Cross country evidence using PISA test scores

    Giorgio Brunello;Lorenzo Rocco

  • The causal effect of education on body mass : evidence from Europe

    Giorgio Brunello;Daniele Fabbri;Margherita Fort

  • The labour market effects of alma mater : evidence from Italy

    Giorgio Brunello;Lorenzo Cappellari

  • Executive compensation and firm performance in Italy

    Giorgio Brunello;Clara Graziano;Bruno Parigi

  • HYSTERESIS AND THE JAPANESE UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM: A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

    Giorgio Brunello

  • Education and Earnings Growth. Evidence from 11 European Countries

    Giorgio Brunello;Simona Comi

  • School quality and family background in Italy

    Giorgio Brunello;Daniele Checchi

  • Widening differences in Italian regional unemployment

    Giorgio Brunello;Claudio Lupi;Patrizia Ordine

  • The Returns to Education in Italy: A New Look at the Evidence

    Claudio Lucifora;Simona Comi;Giorgio Brunello

  • Non Cognitive Skills and Personality Traits: Labour Market Relevance and their Development in Education & Training Systems

    Giorgio Brunello;Martin Schlotter

  • An explanation of international differences in education and workplace training

    Giorgio Brunello;Alfredo Medio

  • On the Complementarity between Education and Training in Europe

    Giorgio Brunello

  • The economic returns to schooling for Italian men. An evaluation based on instrumental variables

    Giorgio Brunello;Raffaele Miniaci

  • The Labor Market Effects of Academic and Vocational Education over the Life Cycle: Evidence Based on a British Cohort

    Giorgio Brunello;Lorenzo Rocco

  • Skill shortages and skill mismatch: A review of the literature

    Giorgio Brunello;Patricia Wruuck

  • Peer Effects in Higher Education

    Giorgio Brunello

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Bassanini
Andrea Bassanini Organisation For Economic Co-Operation and Development
Daniele Checchi
Daniele Checchi University of Milan
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Guglielmo Weber
Guglielmo Weber University of Padua
Vincenzo Scoppa
Vincenzo Scoppa University of Calabria
Alison L. Booth
Alison L. Booth Australian National University

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