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Procurement, Greater Discretion Does Not Equal Greater Corruption

Procurement, Greater Discretion Does Not Equal Greater Corruption

by Valentina Gatti

A paper by Decarolis, Fisman, Pinotti and Vannutelli shows that the introduction of greater discretion in the selection of private contractors in procurement results in an increased risk of corruption only in contexts already vulnerable to the problem  

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Fear of Switching Costs May Dampen Support for Phasing out Combustion Engine Cars

Fear of Switching Costs May Dampen Support for Phasing out Combustion Engine Cars

by Andrea Costa

A paper by a Bocconi PhD candidate explores the factors that influence the perception of environmental policies  

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Decentralizing Cancer Care Benefits People and the Environment

Decentralizing Cancer Care Benefits People and the Environment

by Valentina Gatti

A study by CERGAS has estimated the value of keeping care delivery points closer to communities, in economic and environmental terms  

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Empowering Women Through Research

Empowering Women Through Research

by Andrea Costa

Bocconi's AXA Research Lab on Gender Equality studies the roots of gender related gaps and how to close them  

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When Expert Knowledge is Not Enough, Solidarity and Sense of Duty Can Save the Day

When Expert Knowledge is Not Enough, Solidarity and Sense of Duty Can Save the Day

by Umberto Platini

The case of medical professionals challenged by the COVID pandemic shows what strategies may be adopted when expertise, knowledge, and experience can't help  

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Catherine De Vries is the New Generali Endowed Chair in European Policies – Shaping Leadership in Europe

Catherine De Vries is the New Generali Endowed Chair in European Policies – Shaping Leadership in Europe

by Andrea Costa

The Chair, supported by Assicurazioni Generali, will spearhead research on how to reform the EU's architecture in order to make it more adaptable to past and future challenges  

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Interacting with Entrepreneurs Early on Helps Girls Succeed

Interacting with Entrepreneurs Early on Helps Girls Succeed

by Andrea Costa

A working paper by AXA Lab research fellow Viola Salvestrini and colleagues finds ways to plug gender gaps in developed countries  

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What's Left of the Pandemic

What's Left of the Pandemic

by Fabio Todesco

According to studies by Alessia Melegaro and her team as part of the IMMUNE project, some social effects of COVID are proving to be transient. Except for social interaction among people that remains low  

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    The activities will lead to the new Consolidated Text  

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Seminars

  • Markus Arnold (University of Bern)

    MARKUS ARNOLD - University of Bern

    5-b3-sr01, 5th floor, Roentgen building

  • 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