Research - Bocconi University

School Closures Disproportionately Hit Disadvantaged Students in the US

Zachary Parolin analyzed the distribution of school closures due to COVID and concluded that racial minorities, students in need and with already poor academic performance have been more likely to be engaged in remote schooling since September 2020

Women Leaders Cared More About People During the Pandemic

Leader's gender did not affect the size of support packages, but countries led by women have been more concentrated around a higher score of the Economic Support Index, according to research by Paola Profeta

Gender Bias in the Workplace Starts with Communication During Recruitment

A leadership role is described in a more positive way to a male than to a female candidate, according to a study by Ekaterina Netchaeva. All the more so if the person who outlines the role is a conservative

We Have Yet to Hear the Last Word on Populism

The COVID pandemic may have marked a halt to the rise of populist parties across the world, but the recovery phase may be rich with opportunities for them, argue Catherine De Vries and Sara Hobolt in the second episode of Clarity in a Messy World

Deep Learning Advances for Social Scientists

Bocconi students on the seminars organized by IGIER. In the latest article of the series, Antonella Buccione reports on the work of Melissa Dell, Harvard University

The Three Ingredients of Customer Science

Marketing, data science and machine learning allow us to better understand clients, according to Gaia Rubera, Amplifon Chair in Customer Science at Bocconi