Giorgio Brunello

Research Fellow

University of Padova

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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. 17947
Intended College Major Choice and the Inheritance of Majors
Giorgio Brunello, Francesco Campo, Elisabetta Lodigiani, Martina Miotto, Lorenzo Rocco
published in: Economics Letters, 2025, 255, 112558
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17352
Does Work-Based Learning Facilitate the School to Work Transition? Evidence from an Italian Reform
Martino Bernardi, Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Clementina Crocè, Lorenzo Rocco
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17331
Teacher Personality and the Perceived Socioeconomic Gap in Student Outcomes
Giorgio Brunello, Clementina Crocè, Pamela Giustinelli, Lorenzo Rocco
published in: Economics Letters, 2025, 247, 112096
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17296
The Pecuniary Costs of Early School Leaving and Poor Basic Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills
Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco
also available as 'The price of inaction: the global private, fiscal and social costs of children and youth not learning', United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16536
Desperately Seeking a Japanese Yokozuna
Giorgio Brunello, Eiji Yamamura
forthcoming in: Asian Economic Journal
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15985
Do Classical Studies Open Your Mind?
Giorgio Brunello, Piero Esposito, Lorenzo Rocco, Sergio Scicchitano
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15936
Advanced Digital Technologies and Investment in Employee Training: Complements or Substitutes?
Giorgio Brunello, Désirée Rückert, Christoph T. Weiss, Patricia Wruuck
forthcoming in: Journal of Human Capital, 2025
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15871
Pension Reforms, Longer Working Horizons and Absence from Work
Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola, Lorenzo Rocco
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38, 9 (2025)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15864
The Long-Run Earnings Effects of Winning a Mayoral Election
Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Cappellari, Maria De Paola
forthcoming in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15700
Pension Reforms, Longer Working Horizons and Depression. Does the Risk of Automation Matter?
Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Filippo Da Re
published in: Labour Economics, 2023, 85, 102447
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15612
Does College Selectivity Reduce Obesity? A Partial Identification Approach
Giorgio Brunello, Dimitris Christelis, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anastasia Terskaya
published in: Health Economics, 2024, 33 (10), 2306-2320
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14379
With a Little Help from My Mother. The Matrilineal Advantage in European Grand Parenting.
Giorgio Brunello, Eiji Yamamura
published as 'Reciprocity and the matrilineal advantage in European grand-parenting' in: Review of the Economics of the Household, 2023, 21, 397 - 433
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14081
The Effect of Grandchildren on the Happiness of Grandparents: Does the Grandparent's Child's Gender Matter?
Eiji Yamamura, Giorgio Brunello
published in: Asian Economic Journal, 2023, 37 (2), 149 - 163
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13739
Happier with Vocational Education?
Giorgio Brunello
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13637
Where Do I Stand? Assessing Researchers' Beliefs about Their Relative Productivity
Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Daniele Checchi, Lorenzo Rocco
published as 'Where do I stand? Assessing researchers' beliefs about their productivity' in: Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, 2021, 185, 61-80
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13067
Financing Constraints and Employers' Investment in Training
Giorgio Brunello, Áron Gereben, Christoph T. Weiss, Patricia Wruuck
published as 'Do investments in human and physical capital respond differently to financing constraints?' in: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 158, 10(2022)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12981
Employer Provided Training in Europe: Determinants and Obstacles
Giorgio Brunello, Patricia Wruuck
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12763
Not Only in My Genes: The Effects of Peers' Genotype on Obesity
Giorgio Brunello, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anastasia Terskaya
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 72, 102349
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12691
The Pathways to College
Lisha Agarwal, Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco
published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15 (4), 554 - 595
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12591
External Monitors and Score Manipulation in Italian Schools: Symptomatic Treatment or Cure?
Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Marco Alberto De Benedetto, Maria De Paola
published as 'Does monitoring deter future cheating? The case of external examiners in Italian schools' in: Economics Letters, 2021, 201, 109742
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12346
Skill Shortages and Skill Mismatch in Europe: A Review of the Literature
Giorgio Brunello, Patricia Wruuck
published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2021, 35 (4), 1145-1167
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12338
Math Scores in High Stakes Grades
Giorgio Brunello, David Kiss
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2022, 82, 102219
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12226
Does Low Skilled Immigration Increase Profits? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets
Giorgio Brunello, Elisabetta Lodigiani, Lorenzo Rocco
published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020, 85, 103582
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11603
Testing at Length If It Is Cognitive or Non-Cognitive
Giorgio Brunello, Angela Crema, Lorenzo Rocco
published as 'Some Unpleasant Consequences of Testing at Length' in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 83 (4), 1002 - 1023
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11200
Parents, Siblings and Schoolmates: The Effects of Family-School Interactions on Educational Achievement and Long-Term Labor Market Outcomes
Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Cappellari
published as 'Who benefits from privileged peers? Evidence from siblings in schools' in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2020, 35 (7), 893 - 916
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11062
Does Low Skilled Immigration Cause Human Capital Polarization? Evidence from Italian Provinces
Giorgio Brunello, Elisabetta Lodigiani, Lorenzo Rocco
published as 'Does low skilled immigration increase the education of natives? Evidence from Italian provinces' in: Labour Economics, 2020, 63, 101794
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10733
Does Delayed Retirement Affect Youth Employment? Evidence from Italian Local Labour Markets
Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello
published as 'Does A Higher Retirement Age Reduce Youth Employment' in: Economic Policy, 2021, 36 (106), 325 - 372
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, 2017,190, 67-74
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, 58, 215 - 227
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, 175, 135 - 142
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, 6, 113 - 122
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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6496
More Apples Less Chips? The Effect of School Fruit Schemes on the Consumption of Junk Food
Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola, Giovanna Labartino
published in: Health Policy, 2014, 118 (1), 114-126
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6386
Books Are Forever: Early Life Conditions, Education and Lifetime Income
Giorgio Brunello, Guglielmo Weber, Christoph T. Weiss
published in: The Economic Journal, 2017
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5944
The Causal Effect of Education on Health: What is the Role of Health Behaviors?
Giorgio Brunello, Margherita Fort, Nicole Schneeweis, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Health Economics, 2016, 25 (3), 314-336
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5743
Non Cognitive Skills and Personality Traits: Labour Market Relevance and their Development in Education & Training Systems
Giorgio Brunello, Martin Schlotter
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5479
The Effect of Immigration on the School Performance of Natives: Cross Country Evidence Using PISA Test Scores
Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 32, 234-246
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5409
Lost in Transition? The Returns to Education Acquired under Communism 15 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Giorgio Brunello, Elena Crivellaro, Lorenzo Rocco
published as 'Lost in Transition? The returns to education acquired under communism in the first decade of the new millennium' in: Economics of Transition, 2012, 20 (4), 637-676
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4861
Training Subsidies and the Wage Returns to Continuing Vocational Training: Evidence from Italian Regions
Giorgio Brunello, Simona Lorena Comi, Daniela Sonedda
published in: Labour Economics, 2012, 19 (3), 361-372
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4667
Years of Schooling, Human Capital and the Body Mass Index of European Females
Giorgio Brunello, Daniele Fabbri, Margherita Fort
published as 'The Causal effect of education on body mass: evidence from Europe' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 31(1), 195-223
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