Research

Why You Should Be Concerned About Oprah Winfrey When Introducing an Innovation

New research observes the pivotal role of large individual investors' national culture in determining stock returns of innovation and suggests to executives how to pitch innovation to them

Why Hong Kong, Japan and Iceland, and not Norway, Switzerland and Australia, Are the Best Countries for Human Development

A paper by Simone Ghislandi and colleagues proposes a simple Human Life Indicator, that overcomes some of the UN's Human Development Index limitations

Tinkering with Public Debt We Doom Innovation and Growth

New research by Max Croce and colleagues shows that innovative firms are the hardest hit by the uncertainty generated by an increase in public deficit

More than 100 Universities to Recruit European Economists in Naples

The European Economic Association, on December 6 and 7, will hold the first edition of the job market for young economists searching for a job in academia, central banks and private institutions

Population and Productivity: When Secession is an Option

Bocconi University's Massimo Morelli, as part of a larger ERC funded project, has developed a model that highlights the forces behind the drive for independence in regions such as Catalonia and Kurdistan

The Future of Energy Is Green

A new research center has been created that will combine the expertise of CERTET and IEFE. Marco Percoco is the new director