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Research Team

• University of Padova - Giulio Cainelli, Roberto Ganau (Project PI), Nadiia Matsiuk

• University of Molise - Claudio Lupi (Unit PI), Luca Romagnoli

• ISTAT - Danilo Birardi, Erika Cerasti, Marco Di Zio, Stefano Falorsi, Giovanni Savio (Unit PI), Carmela Squarcio

Research Outputs

• Legacy of Napoleonic presence and local development in Italy (G. Cainelli, R. Ganau, N. Matsiuk)

• Enlightenment and the long-term persistence of administrative traditions (G. Cainelli, R. Ganau, N. Matsiuk) - Latest version (August 2025)

• Sovereignty, civic capital, and local development. A historical perspective in economic geography (M. Balestra, G. Cainelli, R. Ganau, N. Matsiuk, M. Pasquato, R. Pierdicca) - Latest version (March 2026)

Events and Internal Meetings

Events

• September 30-October 1, 2025: Workshop "Mapping local economic activity using night-time light data" (University of Padova) featuring keynote lectures by Michael Storper (UCLA, LSE) and Christopher Elvidge (Colorado School of Mines), and eight presentations (full program available here)

Internal Meetings

• February 20, 2026: Internal organizational meeting (online via Zoom)

• January 21, 2026: Internal research workshop (online via Zoom)

• July 1, 2025: Internal research workshop (online via Zoom)

• May 12, 2025: Internal organizational meeting (online via Zoom)

• January 29, 2025: Internal research workshop (online via Zoom)

• December 5, 2024: Internal organizational meeting (online via Zoom)

• November 8, 2024: Internal organizational meeting (online via Zoom)

• October 2, 2024: Internal research workshop (ISTAT, Rome)

• July 18, 2024: Internal research workshop (online via Zoom)

• April 15, 2024: Internal organizational meeting (online via Zoom)

• March 15, 2024: Internal organizational meeting (online via Zoom)

• February 8, 2024: Internal research workshop (online via Zoom)

• September 25, 2023: Internal organizational meeting (ISTAT, Rome)