Official account of the Department of Economics (IDEP) of USI, Lugano
USI Institute of Economics (IdEP)
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Today Elena Esposito presented "WHEN WE REBEL: Propaganda, Narratives and the Mobilization of Civilians".
With Matteo Cervellati, @giacoplev.bsky.social and Alessandro Saia (@unibo.it), they examine how a government propaganda campaign in 1920s in Italy increased rebellion against the regime.
Fedor Boboshin (@unil.bsky.social) presents "The formation of war support: does economic trauma affect political attitudes?" 📌 #WISE2026
Lehan Zhang (@ethz.ch) presents joint work with @grattonecon.bsky.social (UNSW) and Hasin Yousaf (UNSW) and @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social (UNSW & CEPR): "Adding fuel to the (gun)fire: how politicians polarize the public debate" 🔥 #WISE2026
👉 @christinasarah.bsky.social (Collegio Carlo Alberto) presents joint work with Maleke Fourati (Mediterranean School of Business, Tunisia): "Fostering institutional trust to encourage organ donation: evidence from a randomized informational intervention in Tunisia" 💉 #WISE2026
👉 @francescomaura.bsky.social (Bocconi) presents joint work with Chiara Dal Bianco (@dsea-unipd.bsky.social) and Guglielmo Weber (@dsea-unipd.bsky.social) and Francesca Parodi (University of Milan, IFS & CEPR): "Survival and financial literacy in investment decisions later in life" 💡 #WISE2026
🏥 Health Economics starts now at #WISE2026! Trust-building experiments on organ donation in Tunisia, how survival beliefs shape risky investment decisions, and the lasting labor market costs of short illness spells 👇
🏛️ Final session at #WISE2026: Political Economy. How do politicians fuel polarization? What electoral dividends does the mafia reap? Do voters judge corrupt politicians differently by gender? 👇
Alessio Carrozzo Magli (University of Bologna & Turin) presents joint work with Giovanni Righetto (University of Bologna) and Antonio Schiavone (University of Bologna): "The quiet payoff: mafia electoral support and policy inaction" 🏛️ #WISE2026
👉 @jonathanrossi.bsky.social (Erasmus & @tinbergeninstitute.bsky.social) presents joint work with P. Koning (VU Amsterdam & TI) and P. Muller (VU Amsterdam & TI) and C.R. Herl (Erasmus): "The scarring effect of short-lived sickness spells for temporary workers" #WISE2026
