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Why US States Don't Adopt a Bondholder Friendly Bankruptcy Law

Why US States Don't Adopt a Bondholder Friendly Bankruptcy Law

by Pietro Vacca

Stefano Rossi proves that municipal bankruptcy law lowers bond spreads by 8.5 basis points and increases hospital investments by 24.5%. Political opposition and judicial inefficiency are among the reasons that prevent its universal ratification  

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How State Loan Guarantees Can Improve Bank Lending Standards

How State Loan Guarantees Can Improve Bank Lending Standards

by Pietro Vacca

A theoretical paper by Elena Carletti concludes that public guarantees reduce the risk of bank runs and, unexpectedly, make banks more careful in screening loan applications  

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It's Never too Late to Understand Finance

It's Never too Late to Understand Finance

by Fabio Todesco

An experiment by Billari, Favero and Saita shows that even simple, low cost online education interventions can improve adults' knowledge and change their investment behavior  

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Finance Canaries: The Price of Leading

Finance Canaries: The Price of Leading

by Fabio Todesco

Some industries' cash flow fluctuations are ahead of the business cycle, according to research by Max Croce. This makes them riskier than the rest and forces them to pay a 3.6% premium to investors  

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When Financial Distress Spreads Like a Virus

When Financial Distress Spreads Like a Virus

by Pietro Vacca

Claudio Tebaldi and Andrea Buraschi analyze the impact on asset prices of financial distress propagating through the network of business relations  

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High Speed Internet Can Boost Credit in Developing Countries

High Speed Internet Can Boost Credit in Developing Countries

by Fabio Todesco

The arrival of fiberoptic cables to the African coasts allowed banks to adopt new technologies, thus revamping interbank markets and improving liquidity management. The result: a 22% expansion in credit supply  

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Making Sense of How People Decide

Making Sense of How People Decide

by Ezio Renda

Nicola Gennaioli nets an ERC grant to study irregularities and inconsistencies in the formation of beliefs and choices  

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Close to Home: Local Supply of Managerial Skills Impacts Firm Performance

Close to Home: Local Supply of Managerial Skills Impacts Firm Performance

by Fabio Todesco

Both firms and managers usually direct their executive searches within the same industry and geographical area, according to a study by Julien Sauvagnat and Fabiano Schivardi . Firms in areas where managerial skills are scarce experience negative effects on performance  

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News

  • Mind the Assumptions to Obtain Meaningful Scientific Models

    Emanuele Borgonovo looks at how scientific theories and model reliability relate to each other. He highlights the importance of measuring uncertainty and rigorously testing models for sensitivity  

  • PRIN PNRR: 14 Bocconi Scholars Funded

    The traditional call for projects of relevant national interest was joined this year by one reserved for research projects in line with the goals of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan  

  • SUR Lab, Bocconi's Hub for Research on Sustainable Urban Development

    A field of studies of growing importance can be approached in several ways  

  • Bocconi Committed to Research Projects of National Interest

    A positive result with 44 applications accepted, funded to the tune of nearly 4 million euros  

  • Bocconi Hosts the 18th IAEE European Conference on Energy Transformation

    Experts from around the world will arrive at Bocconi, from July 24 to 27, to participate in the European Conference of the International Association for Energy Economics  

  • New Life for Energy Communities, Thanks to Self Generation and Sharing

    A clearer regulatory framework helps these forms of voluntary aggregation make an increasingly strong impact toward a sustainable energy economy  

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Seminars

  • IN TUTTE LE SUE FORME E APPLICAZIONI. I NUOVI CONFINI DEL DIRITTO DEL LAVORO
    Labour Law

    MAURIZIO DEL CONTE - Università Bocconi
    ELENA GRAMANO - Università Bocconi
    TIZIANO TREU - Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano
    ADALBERTO PERULLI - Universita' Ca' Foscari Venezia
    ANNA ALAIMO - Universita' di Catania

    Room 1.C3.01

  • Sasha Indarte, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania: Bad News Bankers: Underwriter Reputation and Contagion in Pre-1914 Sovereign Debt Markets

    SASHA INDARTE

    Seminar Room - 2-E4-SR03

  • Doron Ravid - Robust Predictions in Games with Rational Inattention
    Doron Ravid - Robust Predictions in Games with Rational Inattention

    DORON RAVID - University of Chicago

    Alberto Alesina Seminar Room 5.e4sr04, Via Roentgen 1 Floor 5th

  • DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT: GIUSTIZIA PENALE NEGOZIATA DELLE SOCIETÀ
    ESPERIENZE INTERNAZIONALI E PROSPETTIVA ITALIANA

    CESARE CAVALLINI - Università Bocconi
    PIETRO SIRENA - Università Bocconi
    ENRICO GIARDA - Consigliere, Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano
    IRMA CONTI - Vicepresidente, Ordine degli Avvocati di Roma
    MIGUEL OURAL - Batonnier, Ordre des Avocats Geneve
    JEAN FRANCOIS BOHNERT - Procureur de la Republique financier, chef du Parquet national financier
    BRUNO COVA - Avvocato, Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria
    ENRICO BASILE - Università Bocconi
    NICOLA BONUCCI - Avvocato, Parigi, gia' General Counsel OCSE
    SAVERIO LEMBO - Avvocato, Baer and Karrer
    BARBARA LEVI - Group General Counsel UBS
    FRANCESCO MUCCIARELLI - Università Bocconi
    MARIA ANTONELLA BINO - Group General Counsel Vontobel
    FEDERICO BUSATTA - Avvocato, Gianni e Origoni
    FABIO CAGNOLA - Avvocato, Cagnola e Associati
    EUGENIO FUSCO - Procuratore Aggiunto della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Milano

    Aula Magna Gobbi, Via Gobbi 5