The Importance of Being Optimistic in Times of Crisis
A study on 1,642 British firms highlights that optimistic entrepreneurs implemented more innovation and more organizational change than the rest during the COVID spring lockdown
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Commuting Flows, Not the Transport Mode, Help COVID Spread
Two Bocconi studies indicate that there would have been 2,300 fewer deaths between March and April 2020 if commuter flows in Italian cities were 10% lower. At flow parity, public and private transport are equally dangerous
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We All Lose When Immigrants Can't Access Health Care. Especially in a Lockdown
During the spring lockdown, undocumented immigrants' access to primary care in Milan halved and their housing conditions deteriorated, making it difficult to comply with COVID public health measures, according to research by Carlo Devillanova in collaboration with the NAGA association
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No Compliance with COVID Measures Without Trust in Health Authorities
Risk communication from the WHO was well trusted and acted upon during the first wave, but more emphasis on non enforceable hygiene measures and messages tailored to the less compliant are needed now
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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
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A Tool to Evaluate Public Perception of Countries' Response to the Pandemic
Alessia Melegaro and Francesco Billari collaborated in the international project COVID SCORE to help identify weaknesses in governments' responses to Covid19. The first results show that Italians have positively evaluated the international cooperation of the government and the information provided on the spread of the virus
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We'd Better Listen to Cassandra Also in Times of COVID
Six EU countries banned short selling on their stock exchanges in the wake of the COVID outbreak in order to avoid a downward feedback loop. They had it wrong, according to Marco Ventoruzzo
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Warning: Epidemics Are Often Followed by Unrest
From the Black Death to the Spanish Flu, history teaches that social tension accumulated over an epidemic can lead to significant episodes of rebellion, according to a study by Massimo Morelli and Roberto Censolo
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The Young Perceive Higher COVID Risk than the Old. And Are More Cautious
A survey of over 1,500 Americans conducted by scholars from Bocconi, Harvard and Oxford shows that young people assess COVID mortality for their age group 10 times higher than it is; old people 10 times lower. And their behavior is consistent with such beliefs
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A New Tool Detects Emotions in Italian Social Media Posts
Federico Bianchi, Debora Nozza, and Dirk Hovy released a freely available package for sentiment analysis and emotion recognition in Italian, overcoming the linguistic and economic limitations of similar tools
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The Real Effects of Accounting
Accounting is no more just about bookkeeping or double entry: it's about information. Reporting rules affect both managerial behavior and our lives, according to Annalisa Prencipe, KPMG Chair in Accounting
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Beyond the Selfie: COVID19 and the Museum Sector
According to Alex Turrini, the pandemic acted as a digital transformation accelerator, as never before
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When the Pandemic Leads to Food Insecurity
Two recent studies on food systems in Europe and the pandemic highlight just how vulnerable to disruption these systems are
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Real Time Maps of COVID Trends in Italy
From the homepage of Bocconi COVID Crisis Lab readers can go to a mapping app developed by Marco Bonetti and Ugofilippo Basellini and monitor the epidemic in Italy
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Don't Fear Zombies. At Least, Not Yet
New research by Guido Tabellini shows that the risk of creating a hidden subsidy for uncompetitive firms should not hold back governments and banks from providing firms with credit during the COVID19 pandemic
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Demand for Performance Goods: Import Quotas in the Chinese Movie Market
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The Effect of Online Competition on Local Newspapers and Politics: Evidence from the Introduction of Craigslist in the U.S.
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Bond markets in Spring 2020 and the response of the Federal Reserve
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Enabling rapid financial response to disasters: Knotting and reknotting multiple paradoxes in inter-organizational systems
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