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Francesco Cinnirella is Professor of Economics at the University of Bergamo, Italy, and maintains research affiliations with CEPR (Research Fellow), CESifo (Research Affiliate), and CAGE (Research Associate). His academic career includes visiting positions at the University of Munich, Brown University, University of Mannheim, and University of Bayreuth.
His research centers on Economic History, Growth and Development, Public Economics, and Political Economy, with specific focus on education-fertility relationships, human capital's role in innovation and economic growth, and socioeconomic determinants of public education provision. His methodological approach combines historical datasets with econometric analysis to examine long-term societal transformations.
Recent publications analyze historical knowledge diffusion mechanisms, including compulsory schooling's impact on industrialization, monastic libraries' influence on innovation, and kindergarten movement effects on family structures. His work consistently explores how institutional changes and educational policies drive economic development through human capital formation and technological advancement.
