di Mirco Tonin Con l’inizio dell’anno scolastico ritornano in primo piano temi importanti come il reclutamento dei docenti, le materie, i metodi di insegnamento e l’adeguatezza delle strutture. Si parla poco di un fattore forse meno tangibile, ma non trascurabile: le aspettative riguardo ai risultati degli studenti. È importante — e quanto — che i ragazzi si sentano spronati da genitori e insegnanti a fare bene? Qual è il grado d’incidenza dell’ambizione delle famiglie nei risultati scolastici? Quanto simili considerazioni risultino cruciali è dimostrato da uno studio appena pubblicato da Naci Mocan e Han Yu, analizzando la credenza — diffusa […]
Nice video on Innovation with Limited Resources
Here you can find a nice video on an article co-authored by our colleague Alfredo De Massis on innovation in family firms. The paper upon which the video is based is: “Innovation with limited resources: Management lessons from the German Mittelstand”, published on the Journal of Product Innovation Management. A copy of the article is available here
Sexism and Wage Discrimination
by Steve Stillman October, 9th, 2017 It is well established that women earn less than men with similar qualifications in most countries. This is true in New Zealand and other OECD countries, but exactly why it is the case is less clear. In our research, we used wage data and productivity data from the whole of New Zealand to look at the reasons for the gender wage gap. We found that sexism is likely to be the most important driver of the gender wage gap, rather than women working in low-paying industries or firms, being less productive, or […]
Why this blog
The blog of the Faculty of Economics and Management is meant to be a place of exchange of ideas on economic, social and political issues. While we especially encourage contributions by our Faculty members, we welcome articles and comments by students and by experts who want to share their views on a particular issue. Articles should take a scientific approach. Opinions should be, as much as possible, supported by evidence. Ideally, we would like to model the blog along the lines of the vox.eu website. Articles and comments will be moderated. We welcome faculty members to post in the blog […]