Political Sciences

Three Bocconi Professors on the List of Highly Cited Researchers

Nicolai Foss, Dovev Lavie, and David Stuckler made it into the 2018 list

Why Hong Kong, Japan and Iceland, and not Norway, Switzerland and Australia, Are the Best Countries for Human Development

A paper by Simone Ghislandi and colleagues proposes a simple Human Life Indicator, that overcomes some of the UN's Human Development Index limitations

Population and Productivity: When Secession is an Option

Bocconi University's Massimo Morelli, as part of a larger ERC funded project, has developed a model that highlights the forces behind the drive for independence in regions such as Catalonia and Kurdistan

Bringing Buyers Back to Insolvency Auctions

By issuing currency to creditors that can only be spent at auctions, insolvency procedures go much quicker and creditors recover their losses.

Solidarity Currencies for Immigrants in Italian Communities

Money that can only be spent locally can remunerate migrants, helping them integrate while they gain training

Migraine and Gender: Women Are the Most Affected, but Spend Less on Treatment

Two out of three affected people are women and the condition is more punishing for their social lives than men's. But because of their lower income they spend less on diagnosis and treatment, according to a study by CERGAS Bocconi