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 research center. News New IZA Discussion paper - Small Children, Big Problems: Childbirth and Crime A new discussion paper by CLEAN researchers Diogo Britto, Paolo Pinotti, and Breno Sampaio, coathored with Roberto Hsu Rocha, is now available on the IZA website! Keynote Speech: Paolo Pinotti - Bolzano Applied Microeconomics Workshop CLEAN's director Paolo Pinotti was invited as a keynote speaker during the last edition of the Bolzano Applied Microeconomics Workshop, which took place between March 15th and 16th, 2024. Four new papers accepted for publication! We are ecstatic to announce that four new papers from CLEAN researchers have been accepted for publication! CLEAN - LSE Seminar Series - Felipe Valencia Caicedo (University of British Columbia) The next CLEAN seminar, in collaboration with LSE, will take place on Wednesday, May 22nd 2024, from 4-5 p.m. Italian time. News New IZA Discussion paper - Small Children, Big Problems: Childbirth and Crime A new discussion paper by CLEAN researchers Diogo Britto, Paolo Pinotti, and Breno Sampaio, coathored with Roberto Hsu Rocha, is now available on the IZA website! Keynote Speech: Paolo Pinotti - Bolzano Applied Microeconomics Workshop CLEAN's director Paolo Pinotti was invited as a keynote speaker during the last edition of the Bolzano Applied Microeconomics Workshop, which took place between March 15th and 16th, 2024. Four new papers accepted for publication! We are ecstatic to announce that four new papers from CLEAN researchers have been accepted for publication! CLEAN - LSE Seminar Series - Felipe Valencia Caicedo (University of British Columbia) The next CLEAN seminar, in collaboration with LSE, will take place on Wednesday, May 22nd 2024, from 4-5 p.m. Italian time. Immigration and Crime: An International Perspective Immigrants are often overrepresented among offenders, but immigration does not seem to affect crime rates, and legal status reduces criminality. What gives? Read the paper (published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives) by Olivier Marie and Paolo Pinotti. Newsletter Subscribe and get our newsletter CLEAN Insights SUBSCRIBE People Image Lavinia Piemontese Marie Skłodowska-Cuire Researcher Lavinia Piemontese is a Marie Skłodowska-Cuire Fellow for the project FIBRE (FIrms’ Behaviour in Rough Environments). Previously, she was a postdoctor... Image Elisa Borghi Elisa Borghi is a Lecturer in Economics at Bocconi University. She teaches microeconomics, macroeconomics and international economics. She received he... 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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 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 Maria Eliúde 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 Gema Lax Martínez Research Fellow Gema Lax Martínez is a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Lausanne. Her fields of specialization are Economic History and Conflict. Gema ... 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 Diogo Britto Research Fellow Diogo Britto is a Senior Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Milan-Bicocca and UniCredit Foundation Marco Fanno Fellow. He... 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 Giacomo Campagnola Research Assistant Giacomo holds a BSc in Business and Economics from University of Padua and a MSc in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University. He is curren... 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 Breno Sampaio Research Fellow Breno Sampaio is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/UFPE, Brazil and Director of the Group for t... 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 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 Zachary Porreca Researcher Zachary Porreca is a postdoctoral fellow at Bocconi University. He completed his PhD in Economics at West Virginia University in 2023. He is an applie... prev next Where we work Our projects take place across several countries, mostly in Europe and North and South America
New IZA Discussion paper - Small Children, Big Problems: Childbirth and Crime A new discussion paper by CLEAN researchers Diogo Britto, Paolo Pinotti, and Breno Sampaio, coathored with Roberto Hsu Rocha, is now available on the IZA website!
Keynote Speech: Paolo Pinotti - Bolzano Applied Microeconomics Workshop CLEAN's director Paolo Pinotti was invited as a keynote speaker during the last edition of the Bolzano Applied Microeconomics Workshop, which took place between March 15th and 16th, 2024.
Four new papers accepted for publication! We are ecstatic to announce that four new papers from CLEAN researchers have been accepted for publication!
CLEAN - LSE Seminar Series - Felipe Valencia Caicedo (University of British Columbia) The next CLEAN seminar, in collaboration with LSE, will take place on Wednesday, May 22nd 2024, from 4-5 p.m. Italian time.