COMPETITION FOR N.1 RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT, GROUP 13/ECON-04 APPLIED ECONOMICS AT “INSPIRE” RESEARCH CENTER AT UNIVERSITÀ COMMERCIALE “LUIGI BOCCONI” DI MILANO

The project aims to study the formation of stereotypes and test policies designed to reduce educational inequalities. The research assistant will focus primarily on analyzing administrative data from the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit and INVALSI.The pre-doc will be responsible for data analysis, while based at the Ministry of Education and Merit and at INVALSI. The researcher will not have a desk at Bocconi but will occasionally attend as a visitor. The researcher will be provided with a desk and a computer at the Ministry of Education and Merit and at INVALSI.The pre-doc will carry out the following activities:• Literature review. Writing of the first draft of scientific publication on the topics covered.• Field word and data collection in schools.• Data cleaning and analysis on education data in Italy.• Support to the SOFIA research team on the various tasks of the project.