24 Aug 2020 The Econometric Society and Bocconi World Congress: In the Name of Inclusiveness Last week's conference, forced to move online by the COVID pandemic, was attended by a record number of participants from all over the world
24 Aug 2020 Gender and Labor Market after COVID Paola Profeta and Alessandra Casarico, in two separate studies, suggest that women are the worst hit
16 Oct 2020 Real Men Dare Also in Times of COVID. And Put Themselves in Danger Men's attitudes and behavior may have contributed to their higher vulnerability and mortality. A survey in 8 OECD countries shows that they are less likely than women to consider the coronavirus a serious problem, less likely to agree with public policies and more likely to disregard them
26 Aug 2020 The Young Perceive Higher COVID Risk than the Old. And Are More Cautious A survey of over 1,500 Americans conducted by scholars from Bocconi, Harvard and Oxford shows that young people assess COVID mortality for their age group 10 times higher than it is; old people 10 times lower. And their behavior is consistent with such beliefs
28 Aug 2020 How Much Are Individual Choices Worth Paolo Pin highlights social mechanisms that make containment policies effective or ineffective
27 Aug 2020 The Importance of a Strong National Health Service Eduardo Missoni and a team of alumni studied how health systems dealt with the COVID emergency