About us We investigate criminal behavior employing detailed data and frontier quantitative methods. We are particularly interested in the activity of criminal organizations pursuing complex illicit businesses such as drug trafficking, corruption, and money laundering. The CLEAN Unit for the Economic Analysis of Crime is part of the BAFFI-CAREFIN research center. News CLEAN Online Seminar Shanker Satyanath The next CLEAN online seminar will take place on Monday 11 April at 4.30pm Italian time. CLEAN Online Seminar Ria Ivandic The next CLEAN online seminar will take place on Tuesday 5 April at 4.30pm Italian time. “KNOWLEDGE THAT MATTERS” PER LA SICUREZZA E LA LEGALITÀ Lunedi 4 Aprile con la presenza del Ministro dell'Interno Luciana Lamorgese CALL FOR PAPERS XIII Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime The workshop will take place on October 7th – 8th 2022 People Image Francesco Decarolis Research Fellow Associate Professor of Economics at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, where he teaches and conducts research in industrial organization, with a focu... Image Maria Santos do Nascimento Research Assistant Maria received a BSc in Economics at Federal University of Ceara, Brazil, and a MSc in Economics at Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, where sh... Image Eleonora Montani Fellow Eleonora Montani is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Legal Studies at Bocconi University. She holds a LL.M. in Psychology and Forensic Psychopat... Image Nicola Pecchiari Research Fellow Nicola Pecchiari, born in Italy in 1966, is Senior Lecturer of Accounting at Bocconi University. He is Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor in ... Image Gabriel Gerhard Research Assistant Gabriel was born in Rio de Janeiro and has a BSc degree in computer sciences. He has covered different roles in the IT department of several companies... Image Lucas Warwar Research Assistant Lucas achieved a BSc in economics at the University of Campinas and is currently pursuing a MSc in Economics at the Federal University of Pernambuco, ... Image Giovanna Marcolongo Researcher Giovanna Marcolongo completed her PhD in Economics at Boston University in 2020 and is now a postdoctoral fellow at Bocconi University. She works at t... Image Cleyton Farias Research Assistant Cleyton Farias is Data Scientist and Doctoral candidate at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil, where he studies how the judicial system could ... Image Michele Polo Research Fellow Michele Polo (PhD) is Full Professor in Economics and ENI Chair in Energy Markets at Bocconi University (Milan, Italy). His research interests are in ... Image Diogo Britto Researcher Diogo Britto is a postdoc in economics at Bocconi University. He is also an IZA Research Affiliate. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Ca... Image Paolo Pinotti Scientific Director Paolo Pinotti is Endowed Chair in the Economic Analysis of Crime in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Bocconi University, Scientific ... Image Elisa Borghi Elisa Borghi is a Lecturer in Economics at Bocconi University. She teaches microeconomics, macroeconomics and international economics. She received he... Image Silvia Pedersoli Research Assistant Silvia achieved a BSc in Economics and Management at the University of Trento, and the MSc in Economics at the University of Bologna. Her research int... Image Michela Braga Michela Braga is a Lecturer of the Departement of Economics at Bocconi University since 2003. She obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from Università Boccon... Image Rodrigo Rocha Research Assistant Rodrigo is currently completing the BSc in Economics at the Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil, his main areas of expertise are machine learni... Image Hector Solaz Research Fellow Hector is an adjunct professor in the department of social and political sciences at Bocconi University and Research Fellow at CLEAN. Prior to assumin... Image Donato Masciandaro Research Fellow Central Banking Research Unit Director. Donato Masciandaro is Full Professor of Economics. From 2005 he holds the Chair in Economics of Financial Regu... Image Catherine De Vries Research Fellow Catherine is a professor in the department of social and political sciences at Bocconi University, a Research Associate at the Dondena Centre for Rese... Image Livio Di Lonardo Research Fellow Livio Di Lonardo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Bocconi University and a Research Affiliate at the Ca... Image Andrea Giglio Research Assistant Andrea achieved a BSc in Economics at Bocconi University, where he also completed the MSc in Economic and Social Sciences. His research interests incl... prev next Where we work Our projects take place across several countries, mostly in Europe and North and South America