Bat­tista Severgn­ini

I study long-run economic growth and productivity through empirical and historical analysis. 

As an applied economist, I have tackled a wide range of unique research questions. For example, among my publications, I covered the following questions: 
* Can high-technological machines, such as public mechanical clocks, explain part of the long-run urban economic growth and other social aspects, like religious beliefs, in European cities?

*Can historical individual data from 18th-century Danish serfdom help us understand the imperfections in today’s labor market? 

*Can rebellions and civil wars be explained by extreme historical negative shocks that affected previous generations of fighters?  

*Can career concerns drive corruption, and can football data provide insights into this?  

*What are the income trajectories of migrants from various countries across three generations in Denmark, compared to native Danes?  

*Can the low concentration of managers in establishments help explain the missing productivity convergence between East and West Germany?