G. Cappelli, L Ridolfi and M. Vasta (2021). "Pupils today, astronauts tomorrow? The impact of Italy’s 1962 school Reform on human capital accumulation."
G. Cappelli, L. Ridolfi, M. Vasta and J. Westberg (2021). "Human capital in Europe, 1830s – 1930s: a new spatial dataset."
G. Cappelli and M. Bozzano (2017). "The legacy of history or the outcome of reforms? Primary education and literacy in Liberal Italy (1871-1911)." R&R at the Journal of Economic History.
PROJECTS
Human capital, real wages, innovation and the performance of Italy's firms (1861 - 1951).
Long-term human capital accumulation: the impact of Italy's occupation of Ethiopia (with J. Baten and M. Vasta).
Pull and push factors of migration from Italy to Brazil: new evidence based on regional data c. 1900 (with B. Witzel de Souza).
