23 November 2023
Facolty of Economics, Room Di Fresco
(4th floor)

13.45-14.00: Welcome By Donatella Strangio, Head of Department

Session I,

14.00 – 14.30 Carla Salvo, Does trade liberalization boost innovation? Evidence from French industrial sectors in the 19th century

14.30 – 15.00 Mauro Rota, Better safe than sorry! The impact of public health policies on Italy in the 1880s

15.00 – 15.15 Coffee Break

Session II,

15.15 – 15.45 Jacob Weisdorf, Property Rights and Technological Inertia: Evidence from the Electrification of Switzerland

15.45 – 16.15 Michele Battisti, Educational take-off and the role of wealth

16.15 – 16.30 Coffee Break

Keynote address,
16.30 – 17.30 Joseph Zeira, Automation and Unemployment: Help is on the Way