Marco De Benedetto is an Assistant Professor in Public Economics at the Department of Economics, Statistics and Finance at the University of Calabria since July 2020. He holds a Bachelor and Master degree in Economics and Finance (University of Calabria), a M.Sc. in Finance and Econometrics (Queen Mary University of London), a PhD in Applied Economics (University of Calabria), and a PhD in Political Economy at Birkbeck College (London). His main research focuses on the determinants of electoral participation, on the efficiency of the Public Administration and on the economic effects of public policies.
In parts of Italy that have seen large inflows of immigrants in recent years, immigrant children of primary school age are given lower grades by their teachers in non-blind tests compared with natives of similar ability, as measured by their performance in blindly-graded tests. Teachers in schools in areas characterised by small inflows of immigrants […]
