I am passionate about human capital and its interplay with long-run economic growth. More specifically, I am interested in higher education and the history of universities. 

My research is currently funded by the ERC Advanced Grant n. 883033. 

Work in progress

• "Universities and Divergence in Pre-Industrial Europe"

Publications 

• Manfredini, Filippo and Vitale, Mara. (2024), "Scholars and Literati at the University of Perugia (1308–1800)", Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, 12. 9-17, DOI: 10.14428/rete.v12i0/Perugia 

Talks

• Louvain FRESH workshop (UC Louvain), poster presentation, (June 25th, 2024) 

• Spring Doctoral Workshop (May 31st, 2024)

• LORDE Conference (Grenoble, France) (March 20th, 2024)

• PhD Apéro (UC Louvain) (February 21st, 2023)