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Guido Alfani
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Economic historian & Historical demographer at Bocconi University, Milan. Affiliated scholar of the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, NY.
Working on the history of inequality and social mobility and on the history of pandemics & other catastrophes .. more

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Guido Alfani @guidoalfani.bsky.social · 8d
Glad to announce that the Dondena Annual Lecture 2025 is now online: delivered by Nobel laureate James Robinson, on the topic "Democracy in the 21st Century. Hierarchy, Egalitarianism and the Struggle over New Institutions"
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Dondena Annual Lecture 2025 - Democracy in the 21st Century
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dondenacentre.bsky.social @dondenacentre.bsky.social · 14d
🎙️ New episode of Dondena Decode is out!

📌 In this episode, Valeria Giacomin interviews Leandro Prados de la Escosura, who talks to us about economic freedom and well-being, and how they have evolved over time.

🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/68FN...

#DondenaDecode #Podcast
Dondena Decode - Episode 6
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Guido Alfani @guidoalfani.bsky.social · 28d
as professor Robinson argues:
"To me, the crisis of modern democracy in large parts of the world is really a crisis of [...] the ideological foundations of democracy, in some sense. People stopped believeing in democracy as the best system of government"

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Guido Alfani @guidoalfani.bsky.social · 28d
In this episode of the Dondena Decode podcast I have the honour of interviewing Nobel laureate James Robinson on the reasons why modern democracy is proving to be a fragile institution, on the importance of studying the past, on the consequences of getting a Nobel...
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Dondena Decode - Episode 5
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Guido Alfani @guidoalfani.bsky.social · Oct 21
Oggi sul Sole 24 Ore: un mio articolo sulla distribuzione del reddito in tempi di rivoluzione tecnologica. Durante la Rivoluzione Industriale, le classi lavoratrici dovettero attendere un secolo prima d’iniziare a beneficiare del progresso. Sarà diverso con l'IA?
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Redistribuire il reddito in tempi di rivoluzione tecnologica
Oggi l’attenzione tende a focalizzarsi sulla crescita senza domandarsi chi beneficerà dello sviluppo economico futuro
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Guido Alfani @guidoalfani.bsky.social · Oct 21
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Guido Alfani @guidoalfani.bsky.social · Oct 21
There is still time to apply for the 2026 Datini-Ester seminar on "Craft Guilds & Unions"! All PhD students working on these topics are welcome to apply! Join us in beautiful Prato (Tuscany) for this funded experience! (deadline November 15)
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Guido Alfani @guidoalfani.bsky.social · Oct 10
Grazie a @wired.it per avermi invitato al Wired Next Fest Trentino 2025, a discutere di ricchi e concentrazione della ricchezza con Emiliano Audisio👇
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Guido Alfani a Wired Next Fest 2025: “Troppi ricchi oggi? In passato abbiamo visto di peggio”
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Guido Alfani @guidoalfani.bsky.social · Oct 8
Thanks! 🙏It has been great hosting you all in Milan!

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