Economists
Bocconi Associations
Professor Full Names
BESS Places
Bocconi Courses
200

This American macroeconomist is most famous for his revolutionary macroeconomic model which is based on microfoundations

Who is Bob Lucas?

200

An international students club, this association's acronym is also the word for a food and a dance

What is SALSA?

200
The Logics professor in our first semester, this professor was infamous for kicking students out of class

Who is Hykel Hosni?

200

This room in the Velodrome is the one where most BESS lectures take place

Where is N27?

200

This course (and its Italian correspondent) is the only course whose grades are deflated in exchange calculations

What is BEMACC?
400

Although his 1936 work "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money" has very little mathematical foundations, this British economist gives name to one of the most influential economic schools of thought

Who is John Maynard Keynes?

400

This association dedicated to the discussion of European policymaking was co-founded by BESS students

What is VOYCE?

400

Known for his catchphrase "Come on guys", this professor gave us the most lectures overall

Who is Mauro D'Amico?

400

In the city's center, this club was the setting of the first BESS Gala

Where is Terrazza Duomo?

400

This course is the only Bachelor's program at Bocconi which is not taught in English

What is Giurisprudenza?

600

Most famous for being the president of the Federal Reserve during the 2008 Financial Crisis, this American economist won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2022

Who is Ben Bernanke?

600

The official Bocconi newspaper, this is the only Bocconi association I am a part of

What is Tra i Leoni?

600

Two fun facts about this professor: He sounds like Gru from Despicable Me and his son is in 3rd year BESS

Who is Tommasso Monacelli?

600

Out of the 8 Bocconi residences, only these three are on campus

Where are Bligny, Bocconi/Pensionato, and Castiglioni?

600

This course also had lessons from Professor Botticini and Hosni in their first year

What is BEMACS?

800

This American economist won the Nobel Prize in Economics with Milton Friedman for their work on monetary policy

Who is Anna Schwartz?

800

Bocconi's only chess-based association, it is named after one of the most played openings in the game

What is the Ruy Lopez Society?

800

Only one thing shines more than this professor's bald head: the 7 rings he wears on his fingers

Who is Mattia Fochesato? 

800

This room in the Sarfatti building was the setting for our first Microeconomics exam

Where is the Aula Magna?

800

Graduates of this course may spend only one year at Bocconi

What is World Bachelor in Business?

1000

This British economist who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics gave a lecture at Bocconi last year

Who is James Robinson?

1000

Aside from Astra and BLab, this is the only association to have elected student representatives in 2025

What is IUS@B?

1000

This British professor taught English as a first language during our second semester

Who is Richard Nicholas?

1000

In order to take the Computer Science exam, we had to take the ICDL exams in this floor of the library

Where is the 3rd floor?

1000

This course's acronym can be translated to "gross" in German

What is BIG?

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