Reading time: 4 minutes Maui Brennan is a second-year M.Sc. student in Bocconi’s Economic and Social Sciences (ESS) program. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Commerce at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, with [ … ]
A masterclass with Anna Wintour and Edward Enninful
Reading time: 6 minutes The event “Masterclass with Anna Wintour and Edward Enninful” was held at Bocconi University on 23 September 2021, with the participation of Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful, Francesca Ragazzi, and Simone [ … ]
Tra i Leoni & Jobs: Interview with Ekaterina Gavrilova
Reading time: 4 minutes Ekaterina Gavrilova is an assistant professor of finance at the Nova School of Business and Economics. She completed her Ph.D. in finance at Bocconi. Her research interests are corporate finance, [ … ]
The IoT: A Security Compromise?
Reading time: 4 minutes The article tells us the story of the IoT (Internet of Things) and, while recognizing its benefits, highlights a frequently overlooked challenge regarding it: security. The IoT is a term [ … ]
Eroding Trust: How governments’ image has changed across the world
Reading time: 3 minutes The author investigates how citizens’ trust in governments has changed and what factors have been driving the changes. She describes and examines data, highlights critical junctures, and lays out alternative [ … ]
The GameStop Incident: Interview with Massimo Guidolin
Reading time: 10 minutes Our writers Cansu and Emma conducted an interview with Bocconi Finance professor Massimo Guidolin about the recent GameStop fever. Here is a quick and simple recap of the events for [ … ]
Anti-Vaccine Sentiment in Times of COVID-19
Reading time: 5 minutes The development of COVID-19 vaccines brought hope to at least a portion of the restriction-fatigued public, yet many significant challenges lie ahead. Alongside existent and potential problems in the production, [ … ]
On Mindfulness and How It Helps
Reading time: 4 minutes Lockdowns have been stressful for most of us, and we have been trying to find ways of coping with them. Some of us have devoted ourselves to baking, some of [ … ]
Bocconi welcomes Piketty: Lessons from Capital and Ideology
Reading time: 5 minutes On 25 November 2020, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty presented his new book Capital and Ideology and gave a lecture on the history of inequality to the Bocconi community. The event was part of IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research) Policy [ … ]
The World of Greenwashing
Reading time: 3 minutes Many companies describe their products as environmentally-friendly and mention their sustainability goals in their marketing campaigns. Have you ever wondered how accurate these publicity materials are? The author is here [ … ]