Research

Macroeconomic theory assumes that information is widely available and often results in higher welfare, but more sophisticated models show that other factors play a big role in determining the social value of information, a new paper by Luigi Iovino and colleagues suggests

In a video Giuseppe Siciliano, of Bocconi's Center for Research on Regional Economics, Transport and Tourism, highlights the outcomes of a European research project on railway signaling systems

Luca Buratto, a 23yearold Milan native, is the awardwinning pianist who will perform Bach, Beethoven and Schumann in the Via Gobbi Aula Magna on 25 February at 9pm

Lending companies are beginning to use big data and social networks in order to assess prospective clients' risk profile, says Gaia Rubera. Their analytical tools observe the language used, the quality of contacts and the strength of the ties

Major sports events are increasingly judged for what they leave behind and for the economic growth they generate, Richard Holt and Dino Ruta write

The elements necessary to talk of a genuine state are there, even if in a weak form, Arianna Vedaschi explains in a video. She defines IS as a statebuildingoriented project, which provides a new model of society, following fundamentalist lines