Giorgio Brunello

Research Fellow

University of Padova

giorgio.brunello@unipd.it

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Giorgio Brunello is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Padova. He studied Economics at the University of Venice and the LSE where he received his masters degree in 1981. He obtained his PhD from Osaka University, Japan, in 1987. He taught at Osaka University (1987-89), the University of Venice (1990-96) and the University of Udine (1996-98). He is affiliated with CESifo and ROA. His current research interests are the economics education and training and applied health economics.

Among others, Giorgio Brunello has published in the Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Economic Policy, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Labor Economics and Journal of Public Economics. He has also published books with Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in January 1999.

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IZA Discussion Paper No. 10022

Is Childcare Bad for the Mental Health of Grandparents? Evidence from SHARE

Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco

published as 'Grandparents in the blues. The effect of childcare on grandparents' depression' in: Review of the Economics of the Household, First Online: 03 September 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9836

Education as a Tool for the Economic Integration of Migrants

Maria De Paola, Giorgio Brunello

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9834

Does Postponing Minimum Retirement Age Improve Healthy Behaviours Before Retirement? Evidence from Middle-Aged Italian Workers

Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Gianluca Mazzarella

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9275

The Labour Market Effects of Academic and Vocational Education over the Life Cycle: Evidence from Two British Cohorts

Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco

published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2017, 11 (1), 106-166

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8910

Not in My Community: Social Pressure and the Geography of Dismissals

Andrea Bassanini, Giorgio Brunello, Eve Caroli

revised version published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35 (2), 429-483

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8350

Pappa Ante Portas: The Retired Husband Syndrome in Japan

Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello

published: Social Science and Medicine, 2017

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8331

Local Agglomeration, Entrepreneurship and the Great Recession: Evidence from Italian Industrial Districts

Giorgio Brunello, Monica Langella

published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics; 2016, 58, 104 - 114

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7791

The Costs of Early School Leaving in Europe

Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2014

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7755

The Side Effect of Pension Reforms on Training: Evidence from Italy

Giorgio Brunello, Simona Lorena Comi

published in: Journal of Economics of Aging, 2015 [Online First]

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7679

Laterborns Don't Give Up: The Effects of Birth Order on Earnings in Europe

Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello

published in: Demography, 2016, 53 (2), 449-470

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7533

Testing the Internal Validity of Compulsory School Reforms as Instrument for Years of Schooling

Giorgio Brunello, Margherita Fort, Guglielmo Weber, Christoph T. Weiss

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7311

Does Mental Productivity Decline with Age? Evidence from Chess Players

Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco

published as 'Selection and the Age-Productivity Profile: Evidence from Chess Players' in: Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, 2015, 110, 45–58

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6976

Leadership at School: Does the Gender of Siblings Matter?

Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola

published in: Economics Letters, 2013, 120 (1), 51-64

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6938

Bridge Jobs in Europe

Giorgio Brunello, Monica Langella

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2013, 2:11

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6629

When the Cat Is Near, the Mice Won't Play: The Effect of External Examiners in Italian Schools

Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 104, 65-77