1. An Italian Mismatch Results from a survey on educational choices of young Italians

2. Why is Italy so interesting? Large enrolments in arts and humanities Enrolments in science and technology increasing very slowly. Evidence of large mismatch between qualifications of workers and skill content of jobs It cannot be just labour demand or the structure of the university system

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4. Italy as the mis-match country

5. Notably in tertiary education

6. The survey Carlo Erminero & Co. Webpanel of 550 high-school and university graduates. June 2005 Questions on: – information sources – costs of education – mismatch between education and occupations

7. Among graduates, mismatch is lower for scientific degrees

8. Bad information increases mismatch

9. Bad information increases mismatch (2)

10. Those paying for education have a lower mismatch?

11. and a few are paying

12. ? More resources and/or better incentives? Increasing tuition fees, together with more scholarships and student loans (the British way) would reduce the mismatch? How about having less (but better) universities? Far from mamma?