Research

Andrea Colli keynote speaker at IFERA 2010

In Lancaster at the congress of the International Family Enterprise Research Academy

A difficult 2009 for private equity in Italy

According to a report by SDA Bocconi, in 2009 the full effects of the crisis manifested themselves with deals reduced by nearly 2/3. Leveraged buy-outs were vey few (-84%) and non leveraged acquisitions were reduced (-28%)

Jerusalem bids farewell to Bar-Yosef

A conference in honor of the Bocconi professor at the Hebrew University

From the stars to a parking lot. A mathematical adventure

An article by Borgonovo, Gatti and Peccati proposes a methodology that enhances the managerial insights obtained by financial models through a more effective sensitivity analysis. Thanks to a mathematical tool used by NASA and applied to a parking lot project

When the small gives the big a turbo push

A paper by Castellucci (Bocconi) and Ertug (Singapore University) shows that high-status firms can secure greater effort from lower-status partners, obtaining increased performance. As shown by the relationship between F1 teams and engine suppliers

From the poor to the rich: the redistributive effects of healthcare decentralization

The interregional redistribution effect of the Italian National Health Service would be dampened by decentralization and reduction of minimum standards, Ferrario and Zanardi say in a working paper