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Economic History course for Phd in Economics (16 hours)
Wednesday 19nd February 2020: 16-18
Francisco Beltran Tapia (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Sex ratios and missing girls in history
Topic: Inequality
Wednesday 25th March 2020: 16-18
Joerg Baten (University of Tuebingen)
Girl power Generates Superstars in Long-term Development: Female Autonomy and Human Capital Formation in Early Modern Europe
Topic: Gender inequality
Thursday 30th April 2020: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta
Three different tribes: how the relationship between economics and economic history has evolved in the 21stcentury
Topic: Methodology
Friday 8th May 2020: 14-16
Gabriele Cappelli
Selected topics in Economic history
Topic: Methodology
Thursday 14th May 2020: 11-13
Gabriele Cappelli
Still a long way to go: decomposing income inequality across Italy’s regions, 1871–2011
Topic: Regional studies
Friday 15th May 2020: 14-16
Michelangelo Vasta
Can school centralization foster human capital accumulation? A quasi-experiment from early-20th-century Italy
Topic: Human capital
Thursday 21th May 2020: 11-13
Gabriele Cappelli
Fortune is told by women: female teaching and the rise of mass schooling in Italy and Spain, c. 1860 – 1920
Topic: Education
Wednesday 27th May 2020: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta
TBA
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The “rules of the game” of the course are the following. First of all the course requires your active role in the discussion of the seminars. What I mean is that you make direct questions to the speakers during the seminars. Moreover, each student must write one extended Review Report (RR) for one of the paper presented. The RR should be articulated as follow: i) discuss context and research questions; ii) assess source, historical material and data; iii) provide a discussion of approach and methods; iv) suggest improvements and refinements for the analysis. Finally, all students have to organize themselves in groups (2 students, max 3) and prepare an Economic History Research Project (RP) which must contain: i) a well-defined research question; ii) sources to be used; iii) methods; iv) conclusions.
Final evaluation will be based on class participation (25%) and on the quality of RRs (25%) and RP (50%).
Phd course in Economic history (2018) [update program]
Economic History course for Phd in Economics (14 hours)
Tuesday 3rd April 2018: 14-16
Michelangelo Vasta
The geography of innovation in Italy, 1861-1913: evidence from patent data
Topic: Innovation
Thursday 10th May 2018: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta
The origins of the Italian regional divide: evidence from real wages, 1861-1913
Topic: Standard of living
Thursday 18th May 2018: 16-18
Michelangelo Vasta
Can school centralization foster human capital accumulation? A quasi-experiment from early-20th-century Italy
Topic: Human capital
Monday 21st May 2018: 11-13
Giovanni Federico
Reconciling the irreconcilable: real wages, gdp and the plight of the poor, 1300-1913 Topic: Inequality
Monday 28th May 2018: 11-13
Giovanni Federico
The terms of trade during the first globalization: an empirical analysis
Topic: Trade
Friday 1st June 2018: 11-13
Alessandro Nuvolari (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa)
Innovation, Localized Knowledge Spillovers and the British Industrial Revolution, 1700-1850
Topic: Innovation
Monday 4th June 2018: 11-13
Giovanni Federico
A tale of two globalizations: gains from trade and openness 1800-2010
Topic: Trade
The “rules of the game” of the course are the following. First of all the course requires your active role in the discussion of the seminars. What I mean is that you make direct questions to the speakers during the seminars. Moreover, each student must write one extended Review Report (RR) for one of the paper presented. The RR should be articulated as follow: i) discuss context and research questions; ii) assess source, historical material and data; iii) provide a discussion of approach and methods; iv) suggest improvements and refinements for the analysis. Finally, all students have to organize themselves in groups (2 students, max 3) and prepare an Economic History Research Project (RP) which must contain: i) a well-defined research question; ii) sources to be used; iii) methods; iv) conclusions. Final evaluation will be based on class participation (25%) and on the quality of RRs (25%) and RP (50%).
Phd course in Economic history (2018)
Economic History course for Phd in Economics (14 hours)
Tuesday 3rd April 2018: 14-16
Michelangelo Vasta
The geography of innovation in Italy, 1861-1913: evidence from patent data
Topic: Innovation
Thursday 10th May 2018: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta
The origins of the Italian regional divide: evidence from real wages, 1861-1913
Topic: Standard of living
Monday 14th May 2018: 11-13
Giovanni Federico
A tale of two globalizations: gains from trade and openness 1800-2010
Topic: Trade
Thursday 17th May 2018: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta
Can school centralization foster human capital accumulation? A quasi-experiment from early-20th-century Italy
Topic: Human capital
Monday 21st May 2018: 11-13
Giovanni Federico
Reconciling the irreconcilable: real wages, gdp and the plight of the poor, 1300-1913
Topic: Inequality
Monday 28th May 2018: 11-13
Giovanni Federico
The terms of trade during the first globalization: an empirical analysis
Topic: Trade
Friday 1st June 2018: 11-13
Alessandro Nuvolari (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa)
Innovation, Localized Knowledge Spillovers and the British Industrial Revolution, 1700-1850
Topic: Innovation
The “rules of the game” of the course are the following. First of all the course requires your active role in the discussion of the seminars. What I mean is that you make direct questions to the speakers during the seminars. Moreover, each student must write one extended Review Report (RR) for one of the paper presented. The RR should be articulated as follow: i) discuss context and research questions; ii) assess source, historical material and data; iii) provide a discussion of approach and methods; iv) suggest improvements and refinements for the analysis. Finally, all students have to organize themselves in groups (2 students, max 3) and prepare an Economic History Research Project (RP) which must contain: i) a well-defined research question; ii) sources to be used; iii) methods; iv) conclusions. Final evaluation will be based on class participation (25%) and on the quality of RRs (25%) and RP (50%).
Economic History course for Phd in Economics 2016-17
Economic History course for Phd in Economics (16 hours)
The main idea of this course is to present a broad introduction to different fields of research – both on macroeconomic and microeconomic perspective – which actually are at the frontier of the field. The course focuses on some different broad topics. Another aim of the course is to introduce students to the discussion of virtues and limitations of different historical sources and methodologies.
Wednesday 29th March 2017: 16-18
Jochen Streb (University of Mannheim) – Does Social Security Crowd Out Private Savings? The Case of Bismarck’s System of Social Security
Topic: Welfare
Tuesday 2th May 2017: 15-17
Giovanni Federico – A tale of two globalizations: gains from trade and openness 1800-2010
Topic: Trade
Thursday 11th May 2016: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta – The geography of innovation in Italy, 1861-1913: evidence from patent data
Topic: Innovation
Wednesday 17th May 2017: 12-14
Giovanni Federico – Traditional agriculture and the gender gap: evidence from Italy
Topic: Gender
Monday 22nd May 2017: 15-17
Alessandro Nuvolari (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa) – “Uniting Souls” and counting skills: age heaping in the first Italian national censuses, 1861-1881
Topic: Human capital
Monday 30th May 2017: 12-14
Giovanni Federico – The terms of trade during the first globalization: an empirical analysis
Topic: Trade
Thursday 1st June 2017: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta – What makes a successful entrepreneur? Historical evidence from Italy (XIX-XX centuries)
Topic: Entrepreneurship
Wednesday 7th June 2017: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta – Can school centralization foster human capital accumulation? A quasi-experiment from early-20th-century Italy
Topic: Human capital
The “rules of the game” of the course are the following. First of all the course requires your active role in the discussion of the seminars. What I mean is that you make direct questions to the speakers during the seminars. Moreover, each student must write one extended Review Report (RR) for one of the paper presented. The RR should be articulated as follow: i) discuss context and research questions; ii) assess source, historical material and data; iii) provide a discussion of approach and methods; iv) suggest improvements and refinements for the analysis. Finally, all students have to organize themselves in groups (2 students, max 3) and prepare an Economic History Research Project (RP) which must contain: i) a well-defined research question; ii) sources to be used; iii) methods; iv) conclusions.
Final evaluation will be based on class participation (25%) and on the quality of RRs (25%) and RP (50%).
Economic History course for Phd in Economics 2015-16
The main idea of this course is to present a broad introduction to different fields of research – both on macroeconomic and microeconomic perspective – which actually are at the frontier of Economic History. The course focuses on four different broad topics. Another aim of the course is to introduce students to the discussion of virtues and limitations of different historical sources and methodologies.
Wednesday 20th April 2016: 16-18
Francesco Cinnirella – The Cost of Decentralization: Linguistic Polarization and the Provision of Education
Topic: Human capital
Thursday 5th May 2016: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta – The geography of innovation in Italy, 1861-1913: evidence from patent data
Topic: Innovation
Monday 9th May 2016: 16-18
Giovanni Federico – A tale of two globalizations: openness and gains from trade
Topic: Trade
Monday 16th May 2016: 11-13
Alessandro Nuvolari (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa) – “Uniting Souls” and counting skills: age heaping in the first Italian national censuses, 1861-1881
Topic: Human capital
Monday 23th May 2016: 16-18
Giovanni Federico – The agricultural roots of the gender gap: evidence from Italy
Topic: Trade
Thursday 26th May 2016: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta – What makes a successful entrepreneur? Historical evidence from Italy (XIX-XX centuries)
Topic: Entrepreneurship
The “rules of the game” of the course are the following. First of all the course requires your active role in the discussion of the seminars. What I mean is that you make direct questions to the speakers during the seminars. Moreover, each student must write one extended Review Report (RR) for one of the paper presented. The RR should be articulated as follow: i) discuss context and research questions; ii) assess source, historical material and data; iii) provide a discussion of approach and methods; iv) suggest improvements and refinements for the analysis. Finally, all students have to organize themselves in groups (2 students, max 3) and prepare an Economic History Research Project (RP) which must contain: i) a well-defined research question; ii) sources to be used; iii) methods; iv) conclusions.
Final evaluation will be based on class participation (25%) and on the quality of RRs (25%) and RP (50%).
Economic History – PhD programme 2014-2015
The main idea of this course is to present a broad introduction to different fields of research – both on macroeconomic and microeconomic perspective – which actually are at the frontier of Economic and Business History. The course focuses on four different broad topics. Another aim of the course is to introduce students to the discussion of virtues and limitations of different historical sources and methodologies.
Academic year 2014-2015 (hours 8):
Thursday 21st May 2015: 11-13
Michelangelo Vasta
The geography of innovation in Italy, 1861-1913: evidence from patent data
Topic: Technology
Wednesday 27th May 2015: 16-18
Michelangelo Vasta
What makes a successful entrepreneur? Historical evidence from Italy (XIX-XX centuries)
Topic: Entrepreneurship
Friday 29th May 2015: 11-13
Alessandro Nuvolari (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa)
“Uniting Souls” and counting skills: age heaping in the first Italian national censuses, 1861-1881
Topic: Education
Thursday 4th June 2015: 14-16
Paolo Di Martino (University of Birmingham)
“All that glisters is not gold”: law, firms’ governance and management in the Italian economic miracle (1950-1973)
Topic: Institutions
The “rules of the game” of the course are the following. First of all the course requires your active role in the discussion of the seminar. Each student should play as a «discussant» in at least one seminar (please coordinate a full list and send me it soon). What I mean for «discussant» is that you make direct questions to the speaker during the seminars.
Moreover, each student must write a Review Report (RR) for all four papers presented. The RR should be articulated as follow: i) discuss context and research questions; ii) assess source, historical material and data; iii) provide a discussion of approach and methods; iv) suggest improvements and refinements for the analysis.
Final evaluation will be based on the role as «discussant» and class participation (25%) and on the quality of RRs (75%).
Economic History – PhD programme 2013-2014
The main idea of this course is to present a broad introduction to different fields of research – both on macroeconomic and microeconomic perspective – which actually are at the frontier of Economic History. Another aim of the course is to introduce students to the discussion of virtues and limitations of different historical sources and methodologies. The class will be conducted mainly through seminars, which be held by well known scholars, and discussion. Papers will be available before the seminars.
Since 2000 many well-known worldwide scholars have given seminars for this course. Amongst others I can mention: Franco Amatori, Maristella Botticini, Forrest Capie, Carlo Ciccarelli, Andrea Colli, Paolo Di Martino, Francesca Fauri, Giovanni Federico, Emanuele Felice, Giovanni Ferri, Renato Giannetti, Andrea Giuntini, Yadira Gonzales de Lara, Peter Lindert, Joel Mokyr, Alessandro Nuvolari, Giandomenico Piluso, Leandro Prados de la Escosura, Jaime Reis, Pier Angelo Toninelli, Gianni Toniolo, Luiten Van Zanden, Giovanni Vecchi, Vera Zamagni.
Academic year 2013-2014 (hours 8):
Tuesday 28th April 2014: 16-18
Carlo Ciccarelli (University of Roma Tor Vergata): Technical change, non-tariff trade barriers and the development of the Italian locomotive industry, 1850-1913
Tuesday 13rd May 2014: 14-16
Paolo Di Martino (Birmingham Business School): Risk and success: re-assessing female entrepreneurship in late-Victorian and Edwardian England
Monday 19th May 2014: 15-17
Michelangelo Vasta: Independent Invention in Italy during the Liberal Age, 1861-1913
Thursday 29th May 2014: 16-18
Andrew Popp (University of Liverpool): Writing and re-writing business history: traditions and perspectives
The “rules of the game” of the course are the following. First of all the course requires your active role in the discussion of the seminar. Each student should play as a «discussant» in at least one seminar (please coordinate a full list and send me it soon). What I mean for «discussant» is that you make direct questions to the speaker during the seminars.
Moreover, each student must write a Review Report (RR) for all four papers presented. The RR should be articulated as follow: i) discuss context and research questions; ii) assess source, historical material and data; iii) provide a discussion of approach and methods; iv) suggest improvements and refinements for the analysis.
Final evaluation will be based on the role as «discussant» and class participation (25%) and on the quality of RRs (75%).
