Research - Bocconi University

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Research - Bocconi University

How Media Magnifies Terrorism's Damage to Human Capital

A study by Alfano and Goerlach found that households exposed to media in Kenya overestimated fatality risks by a factor of 11.8 and more often refrained from enrolling their kids in school during a terrorist wave in the late 2000s

Better Access to Public Services Can Save Millions of Lives in Developing Countries

Erika Deserranno has won an ERC Starting Grant for investigating how technology can influence supply and demand of basic services to reduce inequalities and boost growth

Income Inequalities Within the Aztec Empire Eased the Way of the Conquistadores

Guido Alfani reconstructs economic relationships in precolumbian Mexico, showing that Aztec rulers were ruthless exploiters

The Woman Behind the Barbie Entrepreneurial Revolution

A paper by Valeria Giacomin and Christina Lubinski portrays the ups and downs of Ruth Handler, the woman who invented the world's most famous doll: the planetary success of Mattel, her downfall for false reporting and the eventual comeback with breast prostheses for women who underwent mastectomy

The ERC Awards more than Euro 10mln in Grants to Bocconi Research

An unprecedented number of seven ERC Starting Grants (plus one…) have been assigned to Bocconi young faculty by the European Research Council

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