Political Sciences

Real Men Dare Also in Times of COVID. And Put Themselves in Danger

Men's attitudes and behavior may have contributed to their higher vulnerability and mortality. A survey in 8 OECD countries shows that they are less likely than women to consider the coronavirus a serious problem, less likely to agree with public policies and more likely to disregard them

The Importance of a Strong National Health Service

Eduardo Missoni and a team of alumni studied how health systems dealt with the COVID emergency

Gender and Labor Market in Times of COVID

Paola Profeta and Alessandra Casarico, in two separate studies, suggest that women are suffering the worse consequences

Capturing Changing Social Attitudes Towards the US Government

A group of Bocconi scholars adjusted to the pandemic their surveys about trust and institution in the United States

Capturing the Public's Emotional Response to the Health Crisis

Three Bocconi professors from different disciplines teamed analyzed 6.5mln tweets over the course of the pandemic

The Trade off Between Health Measures and Liberal Norms

Catherine De Vries investigates how much we are willing to give up in order to fight the virus