Economic History Working Papers

The purpose of this series is circulate preliminary versions of historical studies on growth, finance, money, and institutions prepared within Banca d'Italia or presented at Bank seminars by external speakers, with the aim of stimulating comments and suggestions. This series replaces the Quaderni dell'Ufficio Ricerche Storiche (Historical Research Papers), published from 2001 to 2007.

The opinions expressed in the papers are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Banca d'Italia.

As of February 2024, the publications in this series are only available online.

Latest publications

  1. 21 July 2025
    No. 55 - Italy and the crisis of the 'golden age'
    Italian monetary policy from the mid-1960s to the eve of the EMS (1965-78)
    by Cosma Onorio Gelsomino
  2. 16 April 2025
    No. 54 - Napoleonic Administrative Reforms and Development in the Italian Mezzogiorno
    by Giulio Cainelli, Carlo Ciccarelli and Roberto Ganau
  3. 30 October 2024
    No. 53 - A Country for Incumbent Firms? Evidence on Manufacturing Investments in Italy in the 20th Century
    by Dario Pellegrino
  4. 2 April 2024
    No. 52 - Land Inequality and Long-Run Growth: Evidence from Italy
    by Pablo Martinelli Lasheras and Dario Pellegrino
  5. 31 January 2024
    No. 51 - Financial Development, Overbanking, and Bank Failures During the Great Depression: New Evidence from Italy
    by Marco Molteni