Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles

• Salza, G., & Triventi, M. (2026). School preferences across countries and social groups: A factorial survey experiment in the United States, Germany and Italy. Social Forces, soag130. DOI

• Salza, G., & Samuel, R. (2026). Digital engagement and youth: A scoping review of opportunities, risks, and the role of socioeconomic resources. Information, Communication & Society, 29(9), 2756–2774. DOI

• Fernandez-Urbano, R., Salza, G., & Samuel, R. (2025). Subjective school experience and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26(2), Article 14. DOI

• Contini, D., & Salza, G. (2024). Children left behind: New evidence on the (adverse) impact of grade retention on educational careers. European Sociological Review, 40(6), 1046–1066. DOI

• Salza, G. (2022). Equally performing, unfairly evaluated: The social determinants of grade repetition in Italian high schools. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 77, 100676. DOI

• Jütte, B. J., Noto La Diega, G., Priora, G., & Salza, G. (2022). Zooming in on education: An empirical study on digital platforms and copyright in the United Kingdom, Italy, and the Netherlands. European Journal of Law and Technology, 13(2). Article

• Salza, G. (2021). Is there life after grade repetition? Academic trajectories and educational inequalities among repeaters in the context of Northern Italy. Scuola Democratica: Learning for Democracy, 3, 413–435. DOI

• Contini, D., & Salza, G. (2020). Too few university graduates: Inclusiveness and effectiveness of the Italian higher education system. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 71, 100803. DOI

• Cavallaro, M., Policastro, D., Salza, G., & Zanetti, M. A. (2018). Un scrutin pour trois pays: La nouvelle géographie politique italienne suite à l’élection législative du 4 mars 2018. ÉchoGéo, 1–33. DOI

Book chapters

• Triventi, M., & Salza, G. (2026, forthcoming). Education and inequalities in contemporary societies: Perspectives, mechanisms, and transformations [in Italian]. In M. Triventi & G. Salza (Eds.), Educational inequalities: Trends, mechanisms, and consequences. Bologna: Il Mulino.

• Breuker, V., Triventi, M., & Salza, G. (2026, forthcoming). Vertical and horizontal inequalities in higher education [in Italian]. In M. Triventi & G. Salza (Eds.), Educational inequalities: Trends, mechanisms, and consequences. Bologna: Il Mulino.

• Salza, G. (2026, forthcoming). Sociodemographic patterns and disparities in early school leaving in Italy [in Italian]. In M. Romito (Ed.), School dropout: Tools for understanding it and taking action. Milan: Mondadori Università.

• Salza, G., López Ávila, A., & Fajardo Fernández, R. (2025). Education as a strategic investment for inclusion: Opportunities and challenges for European educational systems. In S. Moldes-Anaya, R. M. Soriano-Miras, & H. Koff (Eds.), Migration, inclusiveness and sustainability: Nexus thinking for transformational change (pp. 115–136). Routledge. DOI

• Residori, C., Bulut, H., Salza, G., Scheifer, G., Haußmann, C., & Samuel, R. (2025). Le regard des jeunes sur la société et sur eux-mêmes: Politique, participation, environnement social, temps libre et bien-être. In A. Schumacher, H. Käckmeister, & R. Samuel (Eds.), Rapport national sur la situation de la jeunesse au Luxembourg 2025: Vivre et grandir en ligne et hors ligne (pp. 50–92). Université du Luxembourg & Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse.

• Bulut, H., Salza, G., Residori, C., Scheifer, G., Haußmann, C., & Samuel, R. (2025). Le regard des jeunes sur la digitalité: Accès, usages et participation. In A. Schumacher, H. Käckmeister, & R. Samuel (Eds.), Rapport national sur la situation de la jeunesse au Luxembourg 2025: Vivre et grandir en ligne et hors ligne (pp. 93–125). Université du Luxembourg & Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse. DOI

• Bulut, H., Salza, G., Residori, C., Scheifer, G., Haußmann, C., & Samuel, R. (2025). Der Blick junger Menschen auf Digitalität: Zugänge, Nutzungsmuster und Teilhabe. In A. Schumacher, H. Käckmeister, & R. Samuel (Eds.), Nationaler Bericht zur Situation der Jugend in Luxemburg 2025: Leben und Aufwachsen in Online- und Offline-Welten (pp. 92–123). Universität Luxemburg & Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse. DOI

• Residori, C., Bulut, H., Salza, G., Scheifer, G., Haußmann, C., & Samuel, R. (2025). Der Blick junger Menschen auf die Gesellschaft und sich selbst: Politik, Partizipation, soziales Umfeld, Freizeitverhalten und Wohlbefinden. In A. Schumacher, H. Käckmeister, & R. Samuel (Eds.), Nationaler Bericht zur Situation der Jugend in Luxemburg 2025: Leben und Aufwachsen in Online- und Offline-Welten (pp. 48–89). Universität Luxemburg & Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse. DOI

• Contini, D., & Salza, G. (2025). The weight of grade retention: School destinies on the edge [in Italian]. In Mobilio (Ed.), The school that reads itself: The value of data and educational research for analysing and addressing early school leaving. Fondazione per la Scuola.

• Triventi, M., Passaretta, G., & Salza, G. (2025). Student employment in higher education: Patterns, drivers and outcomes. In M. H. J. Wolbers & D. Verhaest (Eds.), Handbook of education and work (pp. 106–137). Edward Elgar Publishing.

• Cavallaro, M., Salza, G., & Zanetti, M. A. (2018). The future in agenda: Quantitative analysis of party programs in the 2018 general election [in Italian]. In M. Cavallaro et al. (Eds.), Una nuova Italia: Dalla comunicazione ai risultati, un’analisi delle elezioni del 4 marzo. Lit Edizioni.

• Cavallaro, M., Policastro, D., Salza, G., & Zanetti, M. A. (2018). Italy’s new colors: Geography of the 2018 vote [in Italian]. In M. Cavallaro et al. (Eds.), Una nuova Italia: Dalla comunicazione ai risultati, un’analisi delle elezioni del 4 marzo. Lit Edizioni.

• Cavallaro, M., Policastro, D., Salza, G., & Zanetti, M. A. (2018). The Italy that wasn’t there: The new social composition of the vote [in Italian]. In M. Cavallaro et al. (Eds.), Una nuova Italia: Dalla comunicazione ai risultati, un’analisi delle elezioni del 4 marzo. Lit Edizioni.

• Cavallaro, M., Policastro, D., Salza, G., & Zanetti, M. A. (2018). Themes and values of the March 4 election in Italy [in Italian]. In M. Cavallaro et al. (Eds.), Una nuova Italia: Dalla comunicazione ai risultati, un’analisi delle elezioni del 4 marzo. Lit Edizioni.

Edited books

• Triventi, M., & Salza, G. (Eds.). (2026, forthcoming). Educational inequalities: Trends, mechanisms, and consequences [in Italian]. Bologna: Il Mulino.

Reports, proceedings, and working papers

• Residori, C., Salza, G., Scheifer, G., Bulut, H., Haußmann, C., & Samuel, R. (2025). Youth Survey Luxembourg (YSL): Quantitative Repräsentativerhebung zu Ressourcen, Einstellungen und Verhalten junger Menschen in Luxemburg. Universität Luxemburg & Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse. DOI

• Contini, D., Salza, G., & Valpreda, B. (2025). Indirect effects of grade retention on student achievement. In E. di Bella, V. Gioia, C. Lagazio, & S. Zaccarin (Eds.), Statistics for Innovation II: SIS 2025 (pp. 489–494). Springer. DOI

• Contini, D., Ricciardi, R., Romito, M., Salza, G., & Zotti, R. (2020). Improving university dropout and student careers: What room for institutional action? Working Paper Series, 2020/04, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin. Working paper

• Contini, D., Salza, G., & Scagni, A. (2017). Dropout and time to degree in Italian universities around the economic crisis. Working Paper 2017/16, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Turin. Working paper