CAGE and Economic History Group webinar: Guido Alfani (Bocconi)

"The economic consequence of large-scale pandemics: lessons from the history of plague in Europe and the Mediterranean"

Monday 27th April between 1 and 2pm (UK) on Zoom

Guido has written extensively on the history of plague. See for example the following papers:

 Plague and lethal Epidemics in the Pre-Industrial WorldLink opens in a new window

Plague in seventeenth-century Europe and the decline of Italy: an epidemiological hypothesisLink opens in a new window

Plague and long-term development: the lasting effects of the 1629-30 epidemic on the Italian citiesLink opens in a new window

A survival analysis of the last great European plagues: The case of Nonantola (Northern Italy) in 1630Link opens in a new window

You can also read his recent VoxEu column: https://voxeu.org/article/pandemics-and-asymmetric-shocksLink opens in a new window