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I am an economic historian working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Siena. My research explores the determinants of long-term human capital accumulation, public policy and the spread of mass education, social capital and economic development, regional economic development, and colonialism and economic growth in the long run.
Before, I worked at the University of Tübingen, at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and at the Universitat de Barcelona. I also currently lecture at the LUISS School of Governance (Masters in economics and development policy) and at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (Masters in development economics and international cooperation). I hold a PhD in economic history from the European University Institute and a Masters in economics from the University of Siena.
My research is based on a historical perspective, yet I always tackle policy-related issues. Recently, one of my contributions has been published in the book Ricchi per caso. La parabola dello sviluppo economico italiano, edited by Paolo di Martino and Michelangelo Vasta (Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017). There, I argue that limited human capital is a crucial factor to explain Italy's relative economic decline in the last 25 years, the origins of which can only be fully understood by adopting a long-term view.
Before, I worked at the University of Tübingen, at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and at the Universitat de Barcelona. I also currently lecture at the LUISS School of Governance (Masters in economics and development policy) and at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (Masters in development economics and international cooperation). I hold a PhD in economic history from the European University Institute and a Masters in economics from the University of Siena.
My research is based on a historical perspective, yet I always tackle policy-related issues. Recently, one of my contributions has been published in the book Ricchi per caso. La parabola dello sviluppo economico italiano, edited by Paolo di Martino and Michelangelo Vasta (Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017). There, I argue that limited human capital is a crucial factor to explain Italy's relative economic decline in the last 25 years, the origins of which can only be fully understood by adopting a long-term view.
