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14/07/2020
Funding programme “Roberto Franceschi” for current students of Master of Science and PhD
Fondazione Roberto Franceschi Onlus establishes an annual research funding programme in the field of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of social pathologies and forms of social exclusion.
29/04/2020
Eliana La Ferrara Wins the 2020 Birgit Grodal Award
The prize is bestowed by the European Economic Association to a female economist for significant contributions to the profession.
06/03/2020
Summer School in International Development co-sponsored by LEAP
This year's topic is "Investment Choices in Development Economics". The deadline for application is May 25, 2020.
19/02/2020
Donation received from Fondazione Isacchi Samaja
A donation to study more in depth the correlation between school education and marital age with the phenomenon of FGM in Somalia
19/02/2020
LEAP Blog Competition
"The Potential of Machine Learning for Development Economics Research Data" by Armin Satzger
10/02/2020
LEAP Student Grants 2020
Two student projects awarded the 2020 edition of LEAP Student Grants
25/11/2019
A Nobel Prize to Three Fighters Against Poverty
Eliana La Ferrara and Diego Ubfal comment on the 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics Award
BOCCONI UNIVERSITY, VIA ROENTGEN ROOM 5-E4-SR04
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LEAP joint Seminar: Rocco Macchiavello, LSE
"Upgrading Exports: The Sustainable Quality Program in the Colombia Coffee Chain"
Joint work with Pepita Miquel-Florensa (Toulouse School of Economics) - paper presented by Rocco Macchiavello (London School of Economics)
Libreria Egea
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Milano Book City 2019 - "Africa. Storie Non Stop"
LEAP was invited to present at Egea event for Milan BookCity
14/10/2019
Eliana La Ferrara elected to the American Association of Arts and Sciences
LEAP Scientific Director Eliana La Ferrara has been elected to the prestigious American Association of Arts and Sciences during the Induction Ceremony held this past weekend in Cambridge