Economics

Costs and Benefits of Social Distancing, Italy and UK Compared

Pamela Giustinelli works with Gabriella Conti, University College London, on the medium term outcomes of the lockdown

At Bocconi, with the Econometric Society, the Largest Ever Online Congress of Economists

From 17 to 21 August, 4,500 participants will discuss all the current topics in economics, with 1,300 scientific presentations and speeches by Nobel Laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee

Twentyone Scholars to Strengthen Bocconi Research from September

The University is investing in human resources even in the midst of the COVID emergency. Among the new arrivals is Ron Burt, one of the most cited applied sociologists in the world and father of structural holes theory

A Bocconi and Harvard Program Improved Middle School Students Performance and Wellbeing in Lockdown

Eliana La Ferrara and Michela Carlana raised disadvantaged pupils' wellbeing and socioemotional skills through an online tutoring program that could be replicated on a larger scale

How to Strike the Right Balance Between Health and the Economy

Julien Sauvagnat and Basile Grassi are investigating the effect of business closures on GDP, firms' market value and COVID lethality

Predicting Behavior in a Pandemic

Jerome Adda is investigating a key element in implementing policies that minimize the infection