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Cipriani, Giam Pietro – Journal of Economic Education, 2018
A considerable literature in economics and psychology observes substantial gender differences in risk aversion, confidence, and responses to high pressure. In the educational measurement literature, it has been argued that these differences could disadvantage female students when taking multiple-choice tests, especially if there is a penalty for…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Guessing (Tests), Academic Failure, Multiple Choice Tests
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Guerrazzi, Marco – International Journal of Training and Development, 2016
In this article, I explore the effect of training on the productivity of a sample of Italian firms and the impact of training on EU economic growth. Specifically, retrieving data from a survey performed by the Italian Institute for the Development of Vocational Training in 2009, I find that employer-sponsored training displays a positive and…
Descriptors: Productivity, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Foreign Countries