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Predictive validity of high school grade and other characteristics on students' university careers using ROC analysis
No full textL'efficacia dell'istruzione media superiore rispetto alla carriera universitaria dei maturi
No full textLooking for the right balance between human and economic costs during COVID-19 outbreak
Full text linkSince the beginning of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease outbreak, there has been a heated debate about public health measures, as they can presumably reduce human costs in the short term but can negatively impact economies and well-being over a longer period. Materials and methods: To study the relationship between health and economic impact of COVID-19, we conducted a secondary research on Italian regions, combining official data (mortality due to COVID-19 and contractions in value added of production for a month of lockdown). Then, we added the tertiles of the number of people tested for COVID-19 and those of health aids to evaluate the correspondence with the outcome measures. Results: Five regions out of 20, the most industrialized northern regions, which were affected both earlier and more severely by the outbreak, registered both mortality and economic value loss above the overall medians. The southern regions, which were affected later and less severely, had low mortality and less economic impact. Conclusions: Our analysis shows that considering health and economic outcomes in the assessment of response to pandemics offers a bigger picture perspective of the outbreak and could allow policymakers and health managers to choose systemic, 'personalized' strategies, in case of a feared second epidemic wave
Height, socioeconomic status and marriage in Italy around 1900
No full textThis study examines the role of height in the process of mate selection in two Italian
populations at the turn of the twentieth century, Alghero, in the province of Sassari, and
Treppo Carnico, in the province of Udine. Based on a linkage between military registers and
marriage certificates, this study reveals a negative selection of short men on marriage and
a differential effect of tallness by population in the process of mate choice. These findings emerge once SES is taken into account in the risk models of marriage
The richer, the happier? An empirical investigation based on the European Community Household Panel
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