The Laboratory for Effective Antipoverty Policies, directed by Eliana La Ferrara and funded by Fondazione Invernizzi, makes use of the social sciences to evaluate the policies adopted in developing countries and in Italy and to develop the most effective, in partnership with governments and NGOs

A book about the role of education in Jewish history, an article on financing constraints after the 20072009 crisis and a paper on cultural values and economic development earned their authors the Bocconi acknowledgment

Among the Bocconians that have obtained the funding, a Norwegian researcher and an Italian who came back from the US two years ago. Eliana La Ferrara, Dean for Research: And so we've become competitive

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

The government plan to deploy the ultrabroadband network shows different features for different areas and promotes cooperation between the State and private operators, IEFE Director Michele Polo explains