23 Oct 2013 The Reasons Why the 2011 Stress Tests Did Work In an article with Petrella, Andrea Resti shows that the 2011 European stress tests in the banking sector helped mitigate bank opacity and generated valuable information to the investors, as shown by stock prices
16 Oct 2013 As Authentic as a Piece of Art Ostillio, Caru' and Leone study the Salvatore Ferragamo corporate museum and highlight how such places can transfer brand identity and consistent brand association to their visitors, working as tools of authentication
09 Oct 2013 How Central Governments Affect Local Elections An analysis by Tommaso Nannicini with Fernanda Brollo shows that when local elections get near the Brazilian government transfers less funds to nonaligned mayors, especially when they have been elected by a thin margin
02 Oct 2013 Political Connections Increase a Firm's Revenues by 5.7% And also lower local administrations' public good provision by about 20%, according to a paper by Paolo Pinotti and Federico Cingano
25 Sep 2013 All in the Family, but not Always New research by Cennamo, Corbetta and two colleagues discloses when the appointment of a family CEO is a sound financial choice and when it isn't. But warns that financial measures are not everything
18 Sep 2013 Managing uncertainty in investment evaluation A paper by Emanuele Borgonovo with Manel Baucells to appear in Management Science proposes new methods to single out the key drivers of uncertainty in investment decisions