{"id":78,"date":"2014-08-27T18:34:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T16:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michelangelovasta.wordpress.com\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2025-01-08T15:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T14:58:17","slug":"working-paper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/research-and-wp\/working-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"working papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/arginino_reduced2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-429\" src=\"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/arginino_reduced2.jpg\" alt=\"arginino_reduced2\" width=\"290\" height=\"23\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2024<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/publications\/dp19812\"><strong><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Rails of Progress? Exploring the Nexus between Railroad Access and Innovation in Italy (19th-20th Centuries)<\/span><\/strong><\/a>,<em>\u00a0<\/em>CEPR Discussion Paper, DP 19812, 2024 [with M. Martinez and A. Nuvolari].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/publications\/dp19406\"><strong>Italy&#8217;s long-term economic performance:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>GDP estimates from 1300 to 1861<\/strong><\/a>,<em>\u00a0<\/em>CEPR Discussion Paper, DP 19406, 2024 [with G. Federico, A. Nuvolari and L. Ridolfi].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/active\/publications\/discussion_papers\/dp.php?dpno=16976#\"><strong>Whither Education? The Long Shadow of Pre-Unification School Systems into Italy&#8217;s Liberal Age (1861-1911)<\/strong><\/a>,<em>\u00a0<\/em>CEPR Discussion Paper, DP 16976, 2022 [with M. Bozzano and G. Cappelli].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deps.unisi.it\/sites\/st02\/files\/allegatiparagrafo\/02-03-2022\/873_0.pdf\"><strong>Human capital in Europe, 1830s-1930s: towards a new spatial dataset<\/strong><\/a>, Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 873, 2022, University of Siena, [with G. Cappelli, L. Ridolfi and J. Westberg].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deps.unisi.it\/sites\/st02\/files\/allegatiparagrafo\/20-08-2021\/859.pdf\"><strong>Persistence studies: a new kind of economic history?<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span> Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 859, 2021, University of Siena, [with M. Cioni and G. Federico].<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/CFV-2021-b.pdf\"><strong>The state of the art of economic history: the uneasy relation with economics<\/strong><\/a>, Division of Social Science Working Paper Series, n. 067, 2021, University of New York &#8211; Abu Dhabi, [with M. Cioni and G. Federico].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2020<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/active\/publications\/discussion_papers\/dp.php?dpno=15620#\"><strong>British-French technology transfer from the Revolution to Louis Philippe (1791-1844): evidence from patent data<\/strong><\/a>,<em>\u00a0<\/em>CEPR Discussion Paper, DP 15620, 2020 [with A. Nuvolari and G. Tortorici].<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deps.unisi.it\/sites\/st02\/files\/allegatiparagrafo\/15-07-2020\/835.pdf\"><strong>Inequality in pre-Industrial Europe (1260-1850): evidence from the labour share<\/strong>, <\/a>Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 835, 2020, University of Siena, [with G. Federico and A. Nuvolari].<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deps.unisi.it\/sites\/st02\/files\/allegatiparagrafo\/08-10-2020\/842.pdf\"><strong>Three tribes: the uneasy relations between economics and economic history<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span> Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 842, 2020, University of Siena, [with M. Cioni and G. Federico].<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehes.org\/EHES_192.pdf\"><strong>The two Revolutions in Economic History<\/strong>, <\/a>EHES Working Paper No. 192, August 2020 [with M. Cioni and G. Federico].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehes.org\/EHES_176.pdf\"><strong>A \u201cSilent Revolution\u201d: school reforms and Italy\u2019s educational gender gap in the Liberal Age (1861-1921)<\/strong><\/a>, EHES Working Paper No. 176, February 2020 [with G. Cappelli].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/active\/publications\/discussion_papers\/dp.php?dpno=14192\">Three different tribes: how the relationship between economics and economic history has evolved in the 21st century<\/a><\/strong>,<em>\u00a0<\/em>CEPR Discussion Paper, DP 14192, 2019 [with M.Cioni and \u00a0G. Federico].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deps.unisi.it\/sites\/st02\/files\/allegatiparagrafo\/27-03-2019\/802.pdf\"><strong>Can school centralisation foster human capital accumulation? A quasi-experiment from early XX century Italy<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 802, 2019, University of Siena, [with G. Cappelli].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Cioni-Federico-and-Vasta-WP-791-2018.pdf\"><strong>Ninety years of publications in Economic History:\u00a0evidence from the top five field journals (1927-2017)<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 791, 2018, University of Siena, [with M. Cioni and G. Federico].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2017<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Federico-Nuvolari-and-Vasta-748.pdf\">The origins of the Italian Regional Divide: Evidence from real wages, 1861-1913<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 748, 2017, University of Siena, [with G. Federico and A. Nuvolari].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2016<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Nuvolari-Toninelli-and-Vasta-WP-2016-727.pdf\">What makes a successful entrepreneur? Historical evidence from Italy (XIX-XX centuries)<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 727, 2016, University of Siena, [with A. Nuvolari and P.A. Toninelli].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2015<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Nuvolari-and-Vasta-WP-2015-724.pdf\">The geography of innovation in Italy, 1861-1913: evidence from patent data<\/a><\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 724, 2015, University of Siena, [with A. Nuvolari].<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Colli-and-Vasta-WP-2015-723.pdf\">The enduring logic: the history of business groups in Italy<\/a><\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 723, 2015, University of Siena, [with A. Colli].<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docenti-deps.unisi.it\/michelangelovasta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/08\/Federico-Vasta-CEPR-WP-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What do we really know about protection before the Great Depression: evidence from Italy<\/a><\/strong>, CEPR discussion paper \u00a0series, n. 10522 (April 2015) [with G. Federico].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2014<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deps.unisi.it\/sites\/st02\/files\/allegatiparagrafo\/20-06-2014\/698.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Discovering the dark heart of Italian capitalism: a perspective from Supreme Court legal cases and business consultants&#8217; analyses (1950s-1970s)<\/strong><\/a>, Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 698, 2014, University of Siena, [with P. Di Martino].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2013<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lem.sssup.it\/WPLem\/2013-20.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent invention in Italy during the Liberal age, 1861-1913<\/a><\/strong>, LEM Working Papers Series, no. 2013-20, [with A. Nuvolari].<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/merlino.unimo.it\/campusone\/web_dep\/wpdemb\/0013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A counterfactual analysis of the bank-industry relationship in Italy, 1913-1936<\/a><\/strong>, DEMB Working Paper Series, n. 13, 2013, Universit\u00e0 di Modena e Reggio Emilia, [with C. Drago, R. Ricciuti, A. Rinaldi].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2012<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.h-economica.uab.es\/papers\/wps\/2012\/2012_10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Passive Modernization? The New Human Development Index and Its Components in Italy\u2019s Regions (1871-2007)<\/a><\/strong>, Unitat d\u2019Hist\u00f2ria Econ\u00f2mica UHE Working Paper, n. 10, 2012, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona [with E. Felice].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.econ-pol.unisi.it\/quaderni\/665.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Ghost in the Attic? The Italian National Innovation System in Historical Perspective, 1861-2011<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 665, 2012, University of Siena, [with A. Nuvolari].<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.econ-pol.unisi.it\/quaderni\/662.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy 150th birthday Italy? Institutions and economic performance since 1861<\/a><\/strong>, Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 662, 2012, University of Siena, [with P. Di Martino].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2011<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.econ-pol.unisi.it\/quaderni\/628.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Opening the black box of Entrepreneurship: the Italian case in a historical perspective<\/strong><\/a>, Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper, n. 628, 2011, University of Siena, [with P.A. Toninelli].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2009<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.econ-pol.unisi.it\/quaderni\/573.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Was industrialization an escape from the commodity lottery? Evidence from Italy, 1861-1940<\/strong><\/a>, Department of Economics Working Paper, n. 573, 2009, University of Siena, [with G. Federico].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.econ-pol.unisi.it\/quaderni\/572.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Italian export capacity in the long run perspective (1861-2009): a tortuous path to keep the position<\/strong><\/a>, Department of Economics Working Paper, n. 572, 2009, University of Siena.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2008<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.recent.unimore.it\/wp\/recent-wp24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Italian Corporate Network, 1952-1983: New Evidence Using the Interlocking Directorates Technique<\/strong><\/a>, RECent WP n. 24, 2008, [with A. Rinaldi].<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">2007<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.econ-pol.unisi.it\/quaderni\/515.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Size, Structure, and Strategies: Insolvency and \u2018The Nature of the Firm\u2019 in Italy, 1920S-1970S<\/strong><\/a>, Department of Economics Working Paper, n. 515, 2007, University of Siena,\u00a0[with P. Di Martino].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.econ-pol.unisi.it\/quaderni\/491.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Human Development Index in Historical Perspective: Italy from Political Unification to the Present Day<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 WP Department of Economics, University of Siena, n. 491, 2007, [with L. Conte e G. Della Torre].<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 Rails of Progress? Exploring the Nexus between Railroad Access and Innovation in Italy (19th-20th Centuries),\u00a0CEPR Discussion Paper, DP 19812, 2024 [with M. Martinez and A. Nuvolari]. Italy&#8217;s long-term economic performance:\u00a0GDP estimates from 1300 to 1861,\u00a0CEPR Discussion Paper, DP 19406, 2024 [with G. Federico, A. Nuvolari and L. Ridolfi]. 2022 Whither Education? 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