Economics - Bocconi University

How to Optimize Buyer Information

IGIER visiting student Laure Anique reports on the recent IGIER Policy Seminar with Stephen Morris (MIT)

Europe's and China's Different Paths to Prosperity

IGIER Visiting Student Tanvi Goyal reports on the recent IGIER Policy Seminar with Joel Mokyr (Northwestern) and Guido Tabellini (Bocconi)

Alberto Alesina, the Scientist Who Ensured Long Life to Economics

On 24 and 25 May, Bocconi will celebrate the work of one of its best known alumni. He wanted to extend the frontiers of economics to the sphere of history and sociology, and ended up opening the new field of political economy

SDA Bocconi Inaugurates PNRR Lab to Assess the National Recovery and Resilience Plan's Impact and Foster Partnerships

Besides monitoring the implementation of NRRP investments, the PNRR Lab will study the impact of measures and promote cooperation to maximize positive effects in a project involving public and private partners

Preference for Remaining Is Key to Successful Immigration

Jerome Adda and Simon Goerlach observe that immigrants who plan to stay in the host country develop social contacts and other skills that allow them to earn more. They also make a larger contribution to public coffers

Working While in School Has Long Lasting Effects on Your Human Capital

Three scholars analyze the effects of a well designed Uruguayan work school program: higher earnings and higher likelihood to be employed two years after the experience, and no sign of declining school attendance or lower grades