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Fertility is likely to decline in the wake of the Covid19 pandemic, a new study finds

Fertility is likely to decline in the wake of the Covid19 pandemic, a new study finds

by Tomaso Eridani

A new study from Bocconi University leverages historical social, economic and demographic evidence from natural events and pandemics as well as the latest techniques in demographic science to draw the conclusion that postCovid fertility will plausibly decline because of economic uncertainty and increased childcare burdens  

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The Figures of Coronavirus Aggressiveness in Lombardy

The Figures of Coronavirus Aggressiveness in Lombardy

by Fabio Todesco

A study by the Region, coauthored by Alessia Melegaro, lays the foundations for an accurate modeling of the diffusion of COVID19  

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Understanding Tourism Through Models

Understanding Tourism Through Models

by Rodolfo Baggio and Jacopo A. Baggio

Dondena's Fellow Rodolfo Baggio has published a book on the use of modelling and simulation for tourism and hospitality. Enjoy an excerpt  

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Two More ERC Grants to Bocconi

Two More ERC Grants to Bocconi

by Fabio Todesco

Salvatore Nunnari and Anne Marie Jeannet have obtained two ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council for research projects about the success of populist parties in Europe and the political consequences of deindustrialization  

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No Jab, No School Policy: An effective Way to Contain Measles in Western Countries

No Jab, No School Policy: An effective Way to Contain Measles in Western Countries

by Ezio Renda

An analysis by Alessia Melegaro and colleagues concludes that routine vaccination programs are not enough to preserve herd immunity in Australia, Ireland, Italy, the UK, and the US. In Italy, even the mandatory jab at school entry would not be sufficient  

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Without Bold Fiscal Choices, only Catastrophes Make the World Less Unequal

Without Bold Fiscal Choices, only Catastrophes Make the World Less Unequal

by Ezio Renda

A ERCfunded study of inequality in Europe since the Middle Ages shows a trend towards an increasingly unequal distribution of wealth, that only the Black Death and wars have been able to reverse in absence of redistributive fiscal policies  

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When a Child Is Born, Fathers' Life Satisfaction Improves More than Mothers'

When a Child Is Born, Fathers' Life Satisfaction Improves More than Mothers'

by Fabio Todesco

A study by Nicoletta Balbo finds that the happiness effect of a newborn is stronger for men than women and depends on a family's gender role attitudes and preferences towards work and family  

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Measles Vaccine: Some Developed Countries Should Target Adolescents and Adults

Measles Vaccine: Some Developed Countries Should Target Adolescents and Adults

by Fabio Todesco

According to a new study by Bocconi University and Bruno Kessler Foundation, in many high income, low fertility countries at least 50% of unprotected individuals are aged over 15 years. The study covers nine countries: Australia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Singapore, the UK, the US  

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News

  • Providers of Long Term Care for the Elderly Must Evolve

    The latest report on this sector by the Cergas research center and Essity has been released  

  • Bocconi Postdoc Invited to High Profile Conference

    Gianluigi Riva joins a selected group of young scientists that will attend a meeting with Nobel laureates later this year  

  • Caselli, Ventoruzzo and Mosca Join the Committee for the Reform of Capital Markets

    The activities will lead to the new Consolidated Text  

  • Bocconi Research Excellence Awards 2024

    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  

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Seminars

  • Alireza Aghaee Shahrbabaki, Bocconi: The flattening demand curve

    ALIREZA AGHAEE SHAHRBABAKI - Università Bocconi

    Common Room, 2nd floor - Finance Department, sector D3

  • EXITING THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY UNDER THE LAW OF TREATIES
    Bocconi Conversations in International Law

    ROGER MICHAEL O'KEEFE - Università Bocconi
    LORAND BARTELS - University of Cambridge
    TIBISAY MORGANDI - Queen Mary University of London

    Seminar Room 1.C3-01

  • Dave Donaldson - Putting Quantitative Models to the Test: An Application to Trump's Trade War

    DAVE DONALDSON - MIT

    Alberto Alesina Seminar Room 5.e4.sr04, floor 5, Via Roentgen 1

  • Camillo De Lellis: Besicovitch's 1/2 problem and linear programming

    CAMILLO DE LELLIS - Institute for Advanced Studies

    Room 3-E4-SR03 (Rontgen)