Add to ORKGIn this paper, we study how the birth of the first universities in Italy affected the emergence of the Italian free cities-states (the commune) in the period 1000-1300 a.d. Exploiting a panel dataset of 121 cities, we show that after the foundation of a new university the distance between each city in the sample and the university negatively predicts the timing of the birth of communal institutions in the city. Our evidence is consistent with the idea that universities in the Middle Ages provided the necessary juridical knowledge and skills to build legal capacity and develop broader-based institutions
Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fall o...
Is social capital long lasting? Does it affect long term economic performance? To answer these quest...
In the context of global competition, attracting and retaining talent is the most important common g...
We present new data documenting medieval Europe’s Commercial Revolution” using information on the es...
Whether the increase in a region’s economic activity could be at- tributable to the presence of a un...
We present new data documenting medieval Europe’s Commercial Revolution using information on the est...
Recent studies have highlighted the role of geography and institutions as key determinants of urban...
We argue that market forces shaped the geographic distribution of upper-tail human capital across Eu...
Urban development was a key phenomenon in medieval Western Europe. This paper focuses on the relatio...
In recent years a growing body of literature has begun to consider the possible presence of path dep...
The evolution of city growth is usually studied for relatively short time periods. The rise and decl...
The evolution of city growth is usually studied for relatively short time periods. The rise and decl...
Medieval universities are one of the most original creations of Western civilization. Students were ...
In recent years a growing body of literature has begun to consider the possible presence of path dep...
Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fall o...
Is social capital long lasting? Does it affect long term economic performance? To answer these quest...
In the context of global competition, attracting and retaining talent is the most important common g...
We present new data documenting medieval Europe’s Commercial Revolution” using information on the es...
Whether the increase in a region’s economic activity could be at- tributable to the presence of a un...
We present new data documenting medieval Europe’s Commercial Revolution using information on the est...
Recent studies have highlighted the role of geography and institutions as key determinants of urban...
We argue that market forces shaped the geographic distribution of upper-tail human capital across Eu...
Urban development was a key phenomenon in medieval Western Europe. This paper focuses on the relatio...
In recent years a growing body of literature has begun to consider the possible presence of path dep...
The evolution of city growth is usually studied for relatively short time periods. The rise and decl...
The evolution of city growth is usually studied for relatively short time periods. The rise and decl...
Medieval universities are one of the most original creations of Western civilization. Students were ...
In recent years a growing body of literature has begun to consider the possible presence of path dep...
Figure 1 presents our timeline of medieval universities, i.e. universities created before the fall o...
Is social capital long lasting? Does it affect long term economic performance? To answer these quest...
In the context of global competition, attracting and retaining talent is the most important common g...