News&Events
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Building on the success of the first round, LEAP launches the second edition of the LEAP Internship Program
ALEXIA DELFINO WON FUNDING FROM CEPR AND UKAID FOR A PROJECT WITH NAVA ASHRAF AND EDWARD GLAESER CASTING SOME LIGHT ON HOW FAIR CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT EMPOWERS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
LEAP invites students to submit proposals for the 2023/2024 call for proposals for LEAP Student Grants (LSG)!
Deadline for applications has been extended to Thursday, 9th November at 23.59pm CET.
LEAP invites students to submit proposals for the 2023/2024 call for proposals for LEAP Student Grants (LSG)!
Deadline for applications will be on Friday, 27th October at 23.59pm CEST.
We are thrilled to announce that the 2024 edition of the European Development Network (EUDN) Scientific Conference will be hosted by LEAP Bocconi at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.
The Call for Papers is out! Submit yours by October 31
An exciting start of this new Academic Year for LEAP! We are delighted to introduce three outstanding researchers joining our affiliate team, enhancing our commitment to cutting-edge research and advancing our mission to reducing poverty around the world through effective anti-poverty programs.
The Laboratory for Effective Antipoverty Policies (LEAP)at Bocconi University is thrilled to announce the award of two prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. These grants have been awarded to two LEAP Affiliates, Professor Michela Carlana and Professor Erika Deserranno, to lead transformative projects in their respective fields.
Read the official Bocconi press release here
Castello di Gargonza, Tuscany, Italy
Monday 4th to Thursday 7th September 2023
Castello di Gargonza, Tuscany, Italy
The school intends to provide an intensive training course for graduate students and young researchers who are working in the field of development and international economics. This year the focus will be on gender, labour and development.
For further information and teaching material, please refer to: https://dagliano.unimi.it/
LEAP is proud partner with Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti and Comune di Milano of of RaccontaMi, the census of homeless people in the municipality of Milan.
The Italian funding agency PRIN will fund projects by Lucia Corno, Alexia Delfino and Stefano Fiorin on restrictive gender norms. They will conduct research on misperceptions surrounding FGC, menstruation taboos and breastfeeding policies! Congratulations to our affiliates!