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Italy’s Modern Economic Growth, 1861–2011

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EMANUELE FELICE
Affiliation:
Emanuele Felice is a visiting professor in the Departament d’Economia i d’Història Econòmica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. Contact information: Campus de Bellaterra Edifici B, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. E-mail: [email protected].
GIOVANNI VECCHI
Affiliation:
Giovanni Vecchi is Associate Professor of Economics in the Dipartimento di Economia, Diritto e Istituzioni, Università Roma 2, Italy. Contact information: Via Columbia 2, 00133, Rome, Italy. E-mail: [email protected].

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