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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
Published Papers
Lupi C. (2025), "Benford and power law distributions: Representation and simulation", Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 194: 116253 [link, Open Access]
Working Papers
Balestra M., Cainelli G., Ganau R., Matsiuk N., Pasquato M., and Pierdicca R. (2026), "Sovereignty, civic capital, and local development. A historical perspective in economic geography" [latest version (March 2026)]
Cainelli G., Ganau R., and Matsiuk N. (2025), "Enlightenment and the long-term persistence of administrative traditions" [latest version (August 2025)]
Works in Progress
Lupi C., "Disaggregating income data at sub-municipal level using satellite imagery"
Lupi C., and Romagnoli L., "Down to earth: Estimating GDP components in small areas using satellite data"
Cainelli G., Ganau R., and Matsiuk N., "Legacy of Napoleonic presence and local development in Italy"
Cainelli G., Ganau R., and Matsiuk N., "Trust and local development. Results from a survey of Italian citizens"
Replication Toolkit for Estimating Local Economic Activity Using Night-Time Light Data
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SCIENTIFIC EVENTS AND RESEARCH TEAM MEETINGS
Scientific 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)
Research Team 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)
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