Mauro Rota

Mauro Rota is a Full Professor of Economic History at the Faculty of Economics, Department of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance (MEMOTEF) at Sapienza University of Rome. He holds a Ph.D. in History and Theory of Economic Development from LUISS-Guido Carli (2004) and a Bachelor’s in Economics from Sapienza (2000). Previously served as Associate Professor (2019-2022) and Researcher (2010-2018) at the same university.

• Current courses: History of Innovation (Laurea Magistrale), History and Evolution of Business Models (Laurea Magistrale), and Economic History (Laurea Triennale).
• Research focus: Long-term economic growth, industrial revolutions, institutional reforms, public health economies, and business model evolution.

His recent 15 articles cover topics like the European Little Divergence, Italian provincial population reconstruction, Napoleonic institutional legacies, and technological transfer. Notable scientific awards include FFABR Grant (2018), Research Fellowships (2005-2007), and Ph.D. Scholarship (2001-2004).

• Supervised Ph.D. students: A. Di Ruggiero (post-doc in Economic History, Università Magna Grecia di Catanzaro), V. Mariella (post-doc in Economics, Università di Bergamo), and F. Fiore-Melacrinis (post-doc in Economic History, Università L. Bocconi).
• Managerial roles: Member of Sapienza’s Academic Senate (2019-present), Treasurer of the Italian Association for Economic History (2022-present), and reviewer for the Croatian Science Foundation (2024).