Amin Gholami

I am a research assistant at the University of Bologna as a collaborator of the Origins Project, working under the supervision of Prof. Guerriero. My research interests are Institutions, State Formation, and Historical Political Economy (HPE); This includes both the ancient world and the contemporary.

- My brother and I at Narin Castel, Meybod, Iran.

My work has been focused on Early Bronze Age societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt, where I analyze the effect of k.a. 4.2 BP mega-drought and the emergence of more inclusive political institutions.
I am also interested in studying the political and economic reformations in the Ottoman, Qajar, and Russian Empires, which resulted in a more competitive economy but failed to implement democratic institutions.

I have received a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Bologna and before that, I received my B.Sc in Economics from the University of Tehran.