Research

Percoco and Graziano analyze reactions to the choice of stories to be reported. More reporting on crime leads to an increased probability of rightwing voting

A paper by Vincenzo Galasso and Tommaso Nannicini explains how political candidates are selected

Twentyfive years of research on government transparency have taught that it works only under certain conditions. Maria Cucciniello, with an experiment, finds that it's effective in improving policy understanding, but it doesn't affect citizens' compliance when policies pertain to sacred values

When innovation is disruptive it can hurt developing countries' short and simple supply chains, according to a study coauthored by Bocconi University's Fernando Vega Redondo and Paolo Pin. Also lean economies in developed countries can be too fragile

Even responsible companies that use Integrated Reporting (IR) try to avert attention from their weaknesses, a study by Caglio, Melloni and Perego finds. But don't throw away the baby with the bathwater: IR is a good idea

Institutions, Inequality and Social Dynamics is the title of the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) 2017 Conference, which will bring 220 scholars to Milan, starting tomorrow