Research

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

Into the network of law

A legal system can be described and studied as a network of nodes and links, Carlo Garbarino affirms in a new working paper

Politics as a Profession in Italy

Members of the Italian Senate and Parliament tend to be old, male professional politicians, leaving women and the young generally under-represented. A Bocconi study paints an unflattering portrait of a system that needs to change

Political courage is required to achieve gender equality

Esther Duflo, at the first Bocconi lecture, underlined that economic development and empowerment of women are not sufficient, targeted and resolute policies are required to resolve female discrimination