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.