FIGUEROLA INSTITUTE ANNUAL WORKSHOP 2022
PROGRAMME
9-10 June 2022
Aula 15.1.01 (Campus de Getafe)
Thursday 9 June
10:00-10:30 WELCOME + COFFEE
10:30-12:00 SESSION 1: INSTITUTIONS AND HISTORY OF UNIVERSITIES
10:30-11:15
Diccionario biográfico de colegiales mayores españoles (1560-1650)
Dámaso de Lario
11:15-12:00
Manuel Martínez Neira
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12:00-12:15 MINI BREAK
12:15-13:45 SESSION 2: THE ECONOMICS OF RELIGION
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12:15-13:00
Religious Change and Persistence over Six Centuries of Bosnian History
Leo Kukic (with Yasin Arslantas)
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13:00-13:45
The Economic Effects of Beliefs: Religion and Wealth in Rural America
Eva Fernández
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13:45-15:00 LUNCH
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15:00-17:15 SESSION 3: THE AMERICAS
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15:00-15:45
Wage inequality in the United States (1918-1948): New Estimates Based on Tax Records
Miguel Artola (with Víctor Gómez)
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15:45-16:30
Regional Pattern of Economic Activity in Argentina between the 19th and the 20th Centuries
Esteban Nicolini (with Mauricio Talassino and Florencia Araoz)
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16:30-17:15
Power Politics and the Expansion of U.S. Exports, 1879-1938
Antonio Tena (with María Isabel Restrepo)
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Friday 10 June
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10:00-10:30 COFFEE
10:30-12:00 SESSION 4: LAND INEQUALITY
10:30-11:15
The Long Run Effects of Land Distribution on Human Capital in Italy
Eva Fernández (with Giacomo Zanibelli)
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11:15-12:00
Land Inequality and Long-Run Growth: Evidence from Italy
Pablo Martinelli (with Dario Pellegrino)
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12.00-12:15 MINI BREAK
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12:15-13:45 SESSION 5: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERWAR SPAIN
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12:15-13:00
Land reform and Rural Voters: Evidence from the First Democratic Elections in Spain
Jordi Domènech (with Pedro Diz and Pablo Martinelli)
13:00-13:45
Financial market quality and the rise of mass politics: Spain 1914-1936
Stefano Battilossi (with Stefan Houpt)
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13:45 FAREWELL LUNCH
