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M. Badescu, MA) is a senior statistician at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (Italy) His main work areas include research and data analysis in the field of adult training, investment in education and training, educational outcomes and returns to education and skills. Prior to his current position, he has been a member of the OECD education review teams and worked for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics

C. Garrouste, PhD) is a research fellow at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (Italy), specializing in economics of education. She graduated from the University of Orléans (BA and MA in Economics), the University of Auvergne (MA in International Relations) and the University of Stockholm (PhD in Comparative Education) Prior to her current position, she has held two research fellow positions at the

M. Loi, PhD) is a research fellow at the Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (IRVAPP) He holds an MA in Economics and Business from the University of Verona and a PhD in Economics and Management from the University of Padua. Prior to his current position, he has held research fellow positions at the European Commission Commission's Joint Research Centre (Italy) and at the