The objective of this project is to analyze different political institutions according to their social and economic effects on the society. Its ultimate goal is to contribute to the innovative design of social and political institutions. With this aim we have structured the contents of the project in three main research lines:

1. What drives major breakthroughs in economics? Major breakthroughs in economic research have had an important impact on our lives by shaping public policies. What conditions drive the major advances in the field of economics? We will assess which determinants of ground-breaking economic research are most important. 
2. Political institutions We analyze open issues on foreign influence in domestic policies and we analyze the role of leaders in magnifying the polarization of the society views through social networks in the context of coordination games. 
3. Introducing female values in decision making. This project proposes a theoretical approach to analyze different arguments about the reasons why a world in which males and females are found in equal shares in all professions and at all levels may be optimal.