
Centre for Research "Carlo F. Dondena" on Social Dynamics and Public Policy
Guido Alfani is a Full Professor of Economic History at Bocconi University, Milan. His areas of interest include economic history and demography, with a focus on long-term dynamics, economic inequality and social mobility, and the history of epidemics and pandemics.
He is also an Affiliated Scholar of the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality (New York, U.S.); a Research Fellow of CEPR – Center for Economic Policy and Research (London, U.K.); and a Research Associate of CAGE – Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (Warwick, U.K.). From 2025, he is director of the Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics. From 2013 to 2019, he served as Director of the Master of Science in Economic and Social Sciences at Bocconi. He has also held various visiting positions.

Team di Ricerca
A Management Board, consisting of a team of experts in various disciplines, ensures a multidisciplinary approach to the research carried out by the Centre.
- Prof. Guido Alfani (Director)
- Prof. Arnstein Aassve
- Prof. Marco Bonetti
- Dott. Giorgio Alberto Arlati
- Prof.ssa Alessandra Casarico
- Prof.ssa Catherine De Vries
- Prof.ssa Alessia Melegaro
- Dott. Gianpiero Molinari
- Prof.ssa Paola Profeta
Joint Purpose
Founded in 2006 at Bocconi, the Research Center "Carlo F. Dondena for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy" has rightfully established itself as an international center of excellence for social studies of relevant interest to individuals, firms, institutions and economic systems. The Dondena Center, over the years, has included 50 scholars in various disciplines including demography, public economics, epidemiology, political science, sociology, applied statistics and economic and social history. The original grant started and permanently maintained a long series of scholarly activities, from which researchers have applied for and obtained additional external funding, including several prestigious grants from the European Research Council.
Research Activities
The Center's activities have grown a lot, and are now organized within three research units and a Lab.
- Population Dynamics and Health
- Politics and Institutions
- Welfare State and Taxation
- AXA Research Lab on Gender Equality.
Related links
https://www.knowledge.unibocconi.eu/notizia.php?idArt=23633