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.<\/p>\n
Academic year 2014-2015 (hours 8):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Thursday 21st May 2015<\/span><\/strong>: 11-13<\/p>\n Michelangelo Vasta <\/p>\n Wednesday 27th May 2015<\/span><\/strong>: 16-18<\/p>\n Michelangelo Vasta Friday 29th May 2015<\/strong><\/span>: 11-13<\/p>\n Alessandro Nuvolari (Sant\u2019Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa) Thursday 4th June 2015<\/span><\/strong>: 14-16<\/p>\n Paolo Di Martino (University of Birmingham) <\/p>\n 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 \u00abdiscussant\u00bb in at least one seminar (please coordinate a full list and send me it soon). What I mean for \u00abdiscussant\u00bb is that you make direct questions to the speaker during the seminars. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … Continue reading
\nThe geography of innovation in Italy, 1861-1913: evidence from patent data
\nTopic: Technology<\/p>\n
\nWhat makes a successful entrepreneur? Historical evidence from Italy (XIX-XX centuries)
\nTopic: Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n
\n\u201cUniting Souls\u201d and counting skills: age heaping in the first Italian national censuses, 1861-1881
\nTopic: Education<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAll that glisters is not gold\u201d: law, firms\u2019 governance and management in the Italian economic miracle (1950-1973)
\nTopic: Institutions<\/p>\n
\nMoreover, 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.
\nFinal evaluation will be based on the role as \u00abdiscussant\u00bb and class participation (25%) and on the quality of RRs (75%).<\/p>\n