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 CLEAN Seminar - Raul Sanchez de la Sierra (University of Chicago) The next CLEAN seminar will take place on Wednesday December 6 online at 4.00 pm Italian time. CLEAN Seminar - Oeindrila Dube (University of Chicago) The next CLEAN seminar will take place on Wednesday 29 November in distance at 4.00pm Italian time. Organized Crime, Violence and Support for the State VoxTalks Podcast Interview and VoxEU article on violence against women in politics News CLEAN Seminar - Evan Rose The next CLEAN seminar will take place on Monday 17 October at 4.30pm Italian time. CLEAN Seminar - Aurélie Ouss The next CLEAN seminar will take place on Monday 3 October at 4.30pm Italian time. Clean Online Seminar: Mike Mueller-Smith The next CLEAN online seminar will take place on Monday 8th November Clean Online Seminar: Jonathan Mummolo The next CLEAN online seminar will take place on Monday 22th November The Persistent Effects of Corruption Do corruption scandals have a lasting impact on State legitimacy and trust? Previous studies have demonstrated that exposure to corruption may lower institutional trust in the short run. Whether those short term effects translate into a persistent effect is not known. Read the papar (accepted on the Journal of Politics) by Arnie Aassvvee, Gianmarco Daniele and Marco Le Moglie. Newsletter Subscribe and get our newsletter CLEAN Insights SUBSCRIBE People 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... 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 Antonio Marra Research Fellow Antonio Marra is Associate Professor at the Department of Accounting of Bocconi University, and Academic Director of the Master of Science in Accounti... 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 Rafael Schmitt Pintro Research Assistant Rafael holds a BSc and MSc in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi. He currently works at CLEAN, is a research fellow at ExpPov, and has served ... 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 Rodrigo Santos 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 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 is also a... 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 Caique Melo PhD Student Fellow Caíque Melo is a PhD Student in Social and Political Science at Bocconi University. He earned his BA and MSc in Economics in Brazil. His research delv... Image Caio Pedro Castro PhD Student Fellow Caio is a PhD student in Economics at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. He has a B.A in economics from Insper and a MSc in economics at the University... 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 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 Erick Baumgartner PhD Student Fellow I am a PhD student in Economics at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. I am interested in Development, Labor and Public Economics. Before joining the Ph... Image Beca Stockman Research Assistant Beca holds a BSc in Public Affairs from Indiana University and is currently pursuing a MSc in Economic and Social Sciences at Bocconi University. Prev... Image Massimo Pulejo Research Fellow Massimo Pulejo is a PhD Candidate at New York University and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Milan. His research examines the inte... 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 Luca Parisotto PhD Student Fellow I am a first-year Phd student at Bocconi University. Before enrolling in the Phd Program I was working in the Development Research Group at the World ... Image Elisa Borghi Elisa Borghi is a Lecturer in Economics at Bocconi University. She teaches microeconomics, macroeconomics and international economics. She received he... prev next Where we work Our projects take place across several countries, mostly in Europe and North and South America
CLEAN Seminar - Evan Rose The next CLEAN seminar will take place on Monday 17 October at 4.30pm Italian time.
CLEAN Seminar - Aurélie Ouss The next CLEAN seminar will take place on Monday 3 October at 4.30pm Italian time.
Clean Online Seminar: Mike Mueller-Smith The next CLEAN online seminar will take place on Monday 8th November
Clean Online Seminar: Jonathan Mummolo The next CLEAN online seminar will take place on Monday 22th November
