Political Sciences

For a research program on the redesign of municipal services after COVID

The Committee will support the President of the Region in the evaluation of the reform of the health system in Lombardy, five years after its introduction

Research by Paola Profeta finds that the lockdown and the social distancing measures translated into an additional burden for women in terms of housework. Only the most educated families devote time to their children's homework in times of homeschooling

In a study on 94 countries, Kerim Kavakli shows that populist distrust in expert advice may have caused delays in the implementation of health measures, closures and mobility restrictions. The effect is stronger in rich countries.

Mattia Fochesato studies how technologies and institutions affect inequality in the very long run. He spans from late Neolithic, in collaboration with archaeologists, anthropologists and economists, until the Middle Ages, Early Modern Times

A comparative analysis of labor markets in 12 countries confirms the disparities observed by Vincenzo Galasso for Italy on a global scale