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A reconstruction of the italian provincial population (ca. 1770-1861): a new dataset

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  • Vitantonio Mariella
  • Michele Postigliola
  • Mauro Rota

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We present the first ever analysis of the provincial population in Italy since ca. 1770, using 1911 boundaries, and providing a key variable for future studies on Italian economic history. The new data reveal, in line with national figures, two distinct stages: one of low population growth before 1821, and one of higher growth after 1821. A preliminary inspection suggests that the process of Unification did not represent a significant factor of change in the demographic trends of the majority of the Italian provinces, with only a few exceptions. Rather, it seems that the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the period of Restoration constituted the key dynamics in driving population growth.

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  • Vitantonio Mariella & Michele Postigliola & Mauro Rota, 2020. "A reconstruction of the italian provincial population (ca. 1770-1861): a new dataset," Rivista di storia economica, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 1, pages 3-41.
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    1. Mariella, Vitantonio, 2022. "The agrarian origins of social capital," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 193(C), pages 543-568.

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