Final programme for the Rome PRIN Workshop
14:00-19:00 on 21 May 20205
Venue: Aula Fanfani on the 5th floor
14:00-1500 Light lunch and welcome by Jacob Weisdorf
15:00-15:30 Carlo Ciccarelli, David Chilosi, and Peter Groote
The development of hierarchical networks of communication in Italy from the Renaissance to unification
15:30-16:00 Francesco Fiore Melacrinis and Mauro Rota
Biological living standards in pre-unitary Italy
16:00-16:30 Coffee
16:30-17:00 Claudio Petrillo, Michele Postigliola, and Donatella Strangio
The role of public debt and the fiscal system in Pre-Unification Italy
17:00-17:30 Guido Alfani and Sonia Schifano
Population, Urbanization and Population Density
17:30-18:00 Coffee
18:00-18:30 Leonardo Ridolfi, Gabriele Capelli, and Michelangelo Vasta
Unveiling the Roots of Regional Disparities in Italy:Evidence from Real Wages, 1300-1860
18:30-19:00 Giovanni Federico, Alessandro Nuvolari, Leonardo Ridolfi, and Michelangelo Vasta
Economic Growth in Italy, 1300-1860: Some Preliminary Regional Estimates
20:00- Dinner at Dai Toscani, Via Forlì, 41, 00161 Roma
Each paper has 20 min for presentation followed by 10 min of discussion.
Time will be enforced strictly.