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Inflation and Rates: Understanding the Past is Crucial

Inflation and Rates: Understanding the Past is Crucial

by Fabio Todesco

Daniel Gros and Pietro Galeone (IEP) attribute the ECB's delayed response to the growth of inflation between 2021 and 2022 to a mechanical interpretation of the data available at that time  

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Good Bye, Ricardo! A Challenge to Traditional International Trade Theories

Good Bye, Ricardo! A Challenge to Traditional International Trade Theories

by Fabio Todesco

Gianmarco Ottaviano's ERC funded project shows that the way individual firms' heterogeneous behavior is introduced in the prevailing models of international trade affects the estimation of the costs and benefits of protectionism  

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Trade Wars Ahead? The Protectionism of the US IRA Should Not Scare Europe

Trade Wars Ahead? The Protectionism of the US IRA Should Not Scare Europe

by Fabio Todesco

The Inflation Reduction Act will increase the US green tech market. If the Europeans don't take advantage of it, the Chinese will, an analysis by Daniel Gros and coauthors from the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University shows  

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Never for Money! When You Should Not Reward Whistleblowers

Never for Money! When You Should Not Reward Whistleblowers

by Fabio Todesco

A field experiment conducted by Stefano Fiorin in Afghan schools found that there are teachers willing to fight widespread absence but highlighted a moral aversion to being paid for harming others  

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Green Vote Fades Where Import Competition Scares People

Green Vote Fades Where Import Competition Scares People

by Fabio Todesco

Bosetti and Colantone find that individuals who live in areas more exposed to international trade show less support for environmentalist parties and are more skeptical about climate change  

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The Bold, not the Capable, Make the Most of Big Cities

The Bold, not the Capable, Make the Most of Big Cities

by Fabio Todesco

Self confidence, and not necessarily ability, drives young workers to locate in a big city, according to analysis by Ottaviano, De la Roca and Puga. With negative, longterm consequences for those who settle for small cities because of inaccurate self assessment  

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    Faculty whose publications have been accepted by the most prestigious journals or publishers honored  

  • When Statisticians Help Algorithm Designers

    Giacomo Zanella and colleagues find a way to compare how certain algorithms perform  

  • Rich People, Gods Among Men

    Guido Alfani's latest book on the history of wealth is now available in Europe  

  • The Star That Makes Algorithms Work Better

    A new paper tackles the topic of the shape of the solution space and marks a leap forward in understanding how to design faster and more accurate algorithms  

  • Breaking Barriers: Gender Lens Investing reshaping financial landscapes

    Innovative research explores role of gender lens investing in sustainable growth  

  • Allena and Croci Join Team to Draft New Consolidated Text of Environmental Legislation

    The law professor will be part of the interministerial commission, while the Sur Lab director enters group of experts that will support it  

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Seminars

  • Neuroscience and Machine Learning seminar with Alex Cayco Gajic

    ALEX CAYCO GAJIC - ENS Paris

    Room 3-E4-SR03

  • Taha Choukhmane, MIT: What Drives Investors' Portfolio Choices? Separating Risk Preferences from Frictions

    TAHA CHOUKHMANE - MIT

    Seminar Room 2-e4-sr03 - Via Roentgen, 1

  • Yann Brenier: Gravitation and Optimal Transport

    YANN BRENIER - Universite Paris Saclay

    Room 3-E4-SR03 (Rontgen)

  • Environmental Standards and Consumers Response: Evidence from Gasoline Content Regulation in China

    LIYANG ZHOU - University of Pittsburgh

    4-E4-Sr03