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 Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3529

The Rise in Obesity across the Atlantic: An Economic Perspective

Giorgio Brunello, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano

published in: Economic Policy, 2009, 24 (59), 551-596

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3327

The Stairways to Heaven: A Model of Career Choice in Sports and Games, with an Application to Chess

Kenn Ariga, Giorgio Brunello, Roki Iwahashi, Lorenzo Rocco

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3277

Residential Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?

Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola, Vincenzo Scoppa

published in: Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48(3), 621-634

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3102

“For One More Year with You”: Changes in Compulsory Schooling, Education and the Distribution of Wages in Europe

Giorgio Brunello, Margherita Fort, Guglielmo Weber

published as 'Changes in Compulsory Schooling, Education and the Distribution of Wages in Europe' in: Economic Journal, 2009, 119 (536), 516 - 539

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2746

Barriers to Entry, Deregulation and Workplace Training

Andrea Bassanini, Giorgio Brunello

revised version published as 'Barriers to entry, deregulation and workplace training: A theoretical model with evidence from Europe' in: European Economic Review, 2011, 55 (8), 1152-1176

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2643

Does Secondary School Tracking Affect Performance? Evidence from IALS

Kenn Ariga, Giorgio Brunello

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2534

On the Efficiency Costs of De-tracking Secondary Schools

Kenn Ariga, Giorgio Brunello, Roki Iwahashi, Lorenzo Rocco

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2348

Does School Tracking Affect Equality of Opportunity? New International Evidence

Giorgio Brunello, Daniele Checchi

published in: Economic Policy, 52, 2007, 781-861

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2203

Income Taxes and the Composition of Pay

Giorgio Brunello, Simona Lorena Comi, Daniela Sonedda

published as 'Income Taxes and the Composition of Pay: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey' in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 58 (3), 297 - 322

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1854

Why Is the Timing of School Tracking So Heterogeneous?

Kenn Ariga, Giorgio Brunello, Roki Iwahashi, Lorenzo Rocco

substantial revision published as 'On the efficiency costs of de-tracking secondary schools in Europe" in: Education Economics, [iFirst]

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1704

Does Obesity Hurt Your Wages More in Dublin than in Madrid? Evidence from ECHP

Beatrice d'Hombres, Giorgio Brunello

published as 'Does body weight affect wages? Evidence from Europe' in: Economics and Human Biology, 2007, 5 (1), 1-19

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1640

Workplace Training in Europe

Andrea Bassanini, Alison L. Booth, Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola, Edwin Leuven

published in: Brunello, Garibaldi and Wasmer (eds.), Education and Training in Europe, Oxford University Press, 2007, Ch. 8 - 13

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1562

The Labour Market Effects of Alma Mater: Evidence from Italy

Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Cappellari

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27 (5), 564-574

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1475

School Vouchers Italian Style

Giorgio Brunello, Daniele Checchi

published in: Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, 2005, 357-399

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1336

Diploma No Problem: Can Private Schools Be of Lower Quality than Public Schools?

Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco

published as 'Educational standards in private and public schools' in: The Economic Journal, 2008, 118 (533), 1866-1887

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1299

Are Wages in Southern Europe More Flexible? The Effects of Cohort Size on European Earnings

Giorgio Brunello, Charlotte Lauer

published as "The Effects of Cohort Size on European Earnings" in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (1), 273 - 290

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1173

Training and the Density of Economic Activity: Evidence from Italy

Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola

published in: Labour Economics, 2008, 15 (1), 118-140

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1055

Agglomeration Effects on Employer-Provided Training: Evidence from the UK

Giorgio Brunello, Francesca Gambarotto

published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2007, 37 (1), 1-22

IZA Discussion Paper No. 995

The Optimal Timing of School Tracking

Giorgio Brunello, Massimo Giannini, Kenn Ariga

published in: L. Woessmann and P. Petersen (eds.), Schools and the Equal Opportunity Problem, MIT 2007, 129-156

IZA Discussion Paper No. 839

Is Training More Frequent When Wage Compression is Higher? Evidence from the European Community Household Panel

Andrea Bassanini, Giorgio Brunello

revised version published as 'Is training more frequent when the wage premium is smaller? Evidence from the European Community Household Panel' in: Labour Economics, 2008, 15(2), 272-290

IZA Discussion Paper No. 705

School Quality and Family Background in Italy

Giorgio Brunello, Daniele Checchi

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24 (5), 563-577

IZA Discussion Paper No. 658

Why Do Students Expect to Stay Longer in College? Evidence from Europe

Giorgio Brunello, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

published in: Economics Letters, 2003, 80 (2), 247-253.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 577

Are the More Educated Receiving More Training? Evidence from Thailand

Kenn Ariga, Giorgio Brunello

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2006, 59 (4), 613-629