Stefano Battilossi

Stefano Battilossi is a Full-Time Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Carlos III University of Madrid, affiliated with the Histories of Global Latin Capitalisms (H-GLACIAL) research group and the Figuerola Institute of History and Social Sciences.

• Fields of Interest: Economics, History, Politics, and Sociology
• Emails: stefano.battilossi@uc3m.es, battilos@clio.uc3m.es

His research integrates Economic History and Financial History, focusing on topics like fiscal policy, monetary integration, banking crises, and political economy. His work spans historical periods from the 19th century to modern Europe, with regional emphasis on Southern Europe and Latin capitalisms.

Recent publications explore financial repression, debt sustainability, and institutional collapse. He has contributed to edited handbooks (e.g., Oxford Handbook of Banking and Financial History), peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Economic History Review), and conference proceedings.

Projects led include:

• FINCH (2024-2028): 'Empresas, inversores e incertidumbre en la España del siglo XX'
• HIST-CAP (2018-2021): 'Historical High-Quality Company-Level Data for Europe'
• MACROHIST (2013-2017): 'Macroeconomics and Financial History'

He has supervised doctoral theses on venality and safe assets, monetary integration, and trade finance, and served as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow in 2010. His work is widely disseminated, with mentions in news outlets, social media, and academic platforms like Mendeley.