Finance

The Economic Cost of Social Distancing

Two Bocconi Professors estimate that French GDP could decrease by 5.6% due to the measures against COVID. The same measures would cost 6.6% of the GDP in Italy, 5.7% in Germany, 5.5% in the United Kingdom and 6.7% in Spain

Morning Knowledge /9. CSR

Institutional investors boost a company's environmental and social performance, a new study finds. Especially if they are European

Morning Knowledge /3. Behavior

Nicola Gennaioli says that cognitive and behavioral biases can explain the bumpy trends of financial markets and other paradoxes. But can they also explain today's reactions to the coronavirus outbreak?

Four New Entries Among Department Heads

And four confirmations. The Directors will be in charge until 31 October 2022

Bocconi, Knowledge That Matters As a Work of Art

The installation by artist and graphic designer Lorenzo Petrantoni was inaugurated today. It condenses all the best research results and academic writing produced by the University, using a decoupage technique

Lack of Portfolio Diversification Makes Globalization a Risk for Western Investors

American investors ask for a hefty 7% risk premium when investing in firms exposed to trade shocks and the same is true for Europe, according to a study by Bocconi's Julien Sauvagnat and colleagues. That's a very large effect, dictated by the risk of displacement of less productive local companies