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Political Economics

Redistributive Policies This book is written for undergraduate students in Economics and in Political Science who want to learn about the political economics of redistributive policies. It provides a positive analysis of the political process behind the design and implementation of redistributive policies, by using the minimum level of mathematical formalization required, in an attempt to be accessible ...

Mathematics for Economics and Business

This textbook is tailored for those educational programs, such as Economics and Management, which include a first (and frequently the only) course of Mathematics. We have selected some topics which we consider to be fundamental, if not mandatory, for these students: - the knowledge of Calculus, for functions of one and two variables; - the use of Calculus in optimization; - the notion of integral ...

Recovery Pathways: the Difficult Italian Convergence in the Euro Area

Thursday July 1, 4:30 p.m Webinar on Marcello Messori's book: RECOVERY PATHWAYS - The Difficult Italian Convergence in the Euro Area  The Webinar will be introduced by: Marco Buti, Head of Cabinet of Mr Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner European Commission  Maria Demertzis, Deputy Director at Bruegel Jean-Paul Fitoussi, emeritus professor at Sciences Po, LUISS Guido Carli University, Columbia ...

Money and Might Along the Belt and Road Initiative

Presentation of the book "Money and Might Along the Belt and Road Initiative", by Alessia Amighini, in collaboration with the Center for American Studies. WELCOME ADDRESS Roberto Sgalla - Director of the Center for American Studies PANELISTS Alessia Amighini - Professor at Università del Piemonte Orientale, Senior Associate Research Fellow at ISPI and author of "Money and Might Along the Belt and ...

Homelessness

Data, Prevalence and Features

Homelessness and precarious living conditions are critical issues among the urban poor and represent a significant policy concern in several industrialized countries. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have increased the prevalence of people living in inadequate shelter due to sudden income shocks. However, publicly available data on the global homeless population are extremely rare. In this book, the ...

Financial Markets and Investments

The book serves as an educational resource for financial markets and investment courses, targeted at students with foundational knowledge in economics and statistics. Its goal is to provide a hands-on approach to various subjects while upholding the academic integrity of rigorous, literature-based analysis. Positioned between introductory and intermediate levels, the book’s content aims to be practical. ...

Dynamical Systems and Optimal Control

A Friendly Introduction The volume provides and elementary introduction of the mathematical modelling in those areas on Dynamical Systems and Control Theory that arise frequently in Economics.The book is divided in two parts. In the first part the fundamental aspects of mathematical modelling are developed, dealing with both continuous time systems (differential equations) and discrete time systems ...

Dreamers who do

Intrapreneurship and innovation in the media world

Disruption, from Latin (dis- ‘apart’ + rumpere ‘to break’), means tearing something into pieces, destroying it completely. In the chaotic, uncertain, fast-paced contemporary world, journalism must embrace change and adapt. Based on this assumption, the author covers her experience towards the centenary media business with a fresh and entrepreneurial approach, the same approach she adopts in ...

Neuroeconomics

Theory, Applications, and Perspectives Neuroeconomics is a recent promising interdisciplinary scientific area which involves neuroscientists, economists, and psychologists interested to offer a new and shared theoretical vision that considers the role of the brain in individual decision-making in economics. This collection of papers provides an interesting overview of the recent evolution of the ...

The Great Disconnect

Hopes and Fears After the Excess of Globalization

The golden age of globalization is over. For at least four decades, efficiency has been favored over resilience, with great benefits but also many excesses and distortions. The redistributive effects of wealth and the consequences of greatly reduced national sovereignty have been underestimated. Has globalization really come to an end, or is it just changing its skin? What is certain is that strong ...