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I am a senior assistant professor (RTDB) at  the Department of Economics  of  the University of Bergamo and Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in the Programme of Economic History and the Programme of Political Economy. Previously, I have joined the EEF at the University of Groningen, the  Center for Economic History at Northwestern University, the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Università Bocconi and the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics at Yale University. 

My main research fields are Political Economics and Economic History. I am also interested in Applied Microeconomics. 

UPDATES: 

- My paper Mobilization and the Strategy of Populism: Theory and Evidence from the United States has been accepted for publication at Electoral Studies! (August 2024)

- Check the draft of Growth After Death: The Economic

Effect of Political Leadership. (July 2024)

- Check the CEPR DP version of Persistent Specialization and Growth: The Italian Land Reform!  The link is available in the Research page (september 2023). 

- I have obtained the Abilitazione scientifica nazionale alle funzioni di professore universitario di seconda fascia per il settore concorsuale 13/A1 - Economia Politica.

Contact Information 

Office 263

Dipartimento di Science Economiche

University of Bergamo

Via dei Caniana 2

Bergamo

Italy

E-mail: giampaolo.lecce (at) unibg.it

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Here you can download my CV (September 2024)