Research

Paolo Pinotti analyzed the behavior of those that obtained a residence permit in 2007 in Italy and observed a steep fall in economic crimes. But Western societies should choose whether to legalize more of them or enforce stricter immigration policies

A study by Kouchaki, Smith and Netchaeva reveals that, in response to the same unfavorable decision outcome, a group of decision makers is perceived to be less fair than an individual

The Alpine Population Conference, which gathers population scholars in La Thuile, crosses the line of the seventh edition

A study by Birhanu, Gambardella and Valentini reveals the mechanism behind the relationship between bribery and investment in fixed assets: short term oriented firms prefer to bribe rather than invest, while the opposite is true for firms with a longterm orientation

Wage flexibility is often considered a substitute for exchange rate flexibility in countries that joined a currency union, but a paper by Monacelli and Gali shows that its effects could be negative just when a country surrenders monetary policy. The solution: an expansive fiscal policy

Corporations with dense and homogenous internal networks are unlikely to make good use of external knowledge. When networks are more open and workers fill the gaps of their networks by talking to people with different skills, patents production increases