Reading time: 4 minutes “Female and foreign Professor: I am an example of Bocconi’s efforts to be inclusive.” Diversity and inclusiveness are top priorities for our University. For this reason, Rector Gianmario Verona appointed [ … ]
We, students, European leaders of tomorrow
Reading time: 3 minutes Ursula von der Leyen and Angela Merkel shared their trust in us at the Opening Ceremony of the 2020-2021 Academic Year: sooner or later, the shaping of society will be a [ … ]
Women in Economics: a Tortuous Path
Reading time: 5 minutes Cues from prominent scholars Women are under-represented in the Economics profession worldwide. What are the key reasons of this phenomenon and its consequences? We relied on the knowledge and experience [ … ]
Intervista alla professoressa Marta Cartabia
Reading time: 5 minutes A partire da questo anno accademico, Marta Cartabia, Presidente emerita della Corte costituzionale, svolge il ruolo di full professor presso il Dipartimento di Studi Giuridici della nostra università, dove insegna [ … ]
Covid-19 Outbreak at Castiglioni Residence: Interview with Managing Director Riccardo Taranto
Reading time: 7 minutes Bocconi University is currently under the spotlight for the management of the Covid-19 outbreak. Some cases of Covid-19 have been detected in the Castiglioni Residence since Sunday the 4th of [ … ]
A Review of Econometric Society World Congress: a Big Community of Economics Lovers
Reading time: 3 minutes We joined Nobel laureates’ lectures at the biggest World Congress of Economists ever, the Econometric Society World Congress, held « virtually » at our university. From 17 to 21 of August, 4500 [ … ]
Phase 3 – Interview with the Rector
Reading time: 4 minutes We want you back! On 18 June Bocconi announced that it will enter Phase 3 starting in September 2020 and that teaching activities will resume both in-person and in-distance. We are [ … ]
What Indigenous people can teach us
Reading time: 5 minutes “Coronavirus could wipe out Brazil’s indigenous people”: this phrase appeared on international media and probably left many of us indifferent, as it was one among the tons of information spread [ … ]
Infodemia: come rimediare all’ansia da Coronavirus?
Reading time: 3 minutes Il market for lemons dei Mass Media è la causa dell’angoscia collettiva L’epidemia di Coronavirus ha inequivocabilmente scatenato una reazione nella popolazione. In periodi di estrema incertezza e confusione come [ … ]
The ghost states
Reading time: 3 minutes Have you ever wondered how many states exist in the world? To give an answer to this significant question it is important first to know which characteristics a state must [ … ]