Scuola superiore sant'anna
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Alessandro Nuvolari
- Institute of Economics
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Alessandro Nuvolari is Professor of Economic History and Director of the Institute of Economics at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. He was educated at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy and at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, where he received a PhD in Economics.
His research papers have been published in a wide range of journals including Economic History Review, Technology and Culture, Industrial and Corporate Change, Explorations in Economic, History, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Business History Review, Research Policy, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Transactions of the Newcomen Society.
Contributo su Rivista
- Occelli, Martina; Mantino, Alberto; Ragaglini, Giorgio; Dell’Acqua, Matteo; Fadda, Carlo; Pe', Mario Enrico; Nuvolari, Alessandro
Traditional knowledge affects soil management ability of smallholder farmers in marginal areas
15 AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (2021)
Volume nr. : 41
Issue nr. : 1 - Nuvolari, Alessandro
The Race between the Snail and the Tortoise: Skill Premium and Early Industrialization in Italy (1861-1913)
1-42 CLIOMETRICA (2021)
Volume nr. : 15
Issue nr. : 1 - Capponi, G.; Martinelli, A.; Nuvolari, A.
Breakthrough innovations and where to find them
15 RESEARCH POLICY (2021)
Volume nr. : 51
Issue nr. : 1 - Fontana, R.; Martinelli, A.; Nuvolari, A.
Regimes reloaded! A reappraisal of Schumpeterian patterns of innovation, 1977–2011
25 JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS (2021)
Issue nr. : 1 - Dosi, G.; Nuvolari, A.
Introduction: Chris Freeman's "History, Co-Evolution and Economic Growth": An affectionate reappraisal
1021-1034 INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE (2020)
Volume nr. : 29
Issue nr. : 1 - Dosi, Giovanni; Nuvolari, Alessandro
Introduction: Chris Freeman’s “History, Co-Evolution and Economic Growth”: an affectionate reappraisal
1021-1034 INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE (2020)
Volume nr. : 29
Issue nr. : 1 - Dosi, G.; Marengo, L.; Nuvolari, A.
Institutions and economic change: some notes on self-organization, power and learning in human organizations
1-22 EURASIAN BUSINESS REVIEW (2020)
Volume nr. : 10
Issue nr. : 1 - Felice, E.; Nuvolari, A.; Vasta, M.
Searching for the origins of Italy's economic decline
197-222 L'INDUSTRIA (2019)
Volume nr. : 40
Issue nr. : 1 - De Pleijt, A.; Nuvolari, A.; Weisdorf, J.
Human Capital Formation during the First Industrial Revolution: Evidence from the use of Steam Engines
829-889 JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION (2019)
Volume nr. : 18
Issue nr. : 1 - Federico, G.; Nuvolari, A.; Vasta, M.
The origins of the Italian regional divide: Evidence from real wages, 1861-1913
63-98 THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY (2019)
Volume nr. : 79
Issue nr. : 1 - Cirillo, Valeria; Martinelli, Arianna; Nuvolari, Alessandro; Tranchero, Matteo
Only one way to skin a cat? Heterogeneity and equifinality in European national innovation systems
905-922 RESEARCH POLICY (2019)
Volume nr. : 48
Issue nr. : 1 - Bessen, J.; Nuvolari, A.
Diffusing new technology without dissipating rents: some historical case studies of knowledge sharing
365-388 INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE (2019)
Volume nr. : 28
Issue nr. : 1 - Cetrulo, A.; Nuvolari, A.
Industry 4.0: revolution or hype? Reassessing recent technological trends and their impact on labour
391-402 ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE (2019)
Volume nr. : 46
Issue nr. : 1 - Nuvolari, A.; Vasta, M.
Patenting the risorgimento: Economic integration and the formation of the Italian patent system (1855-1872)
93-122 JAHRBUCH FUER WIRTSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE (2019)
Volume nr. : 60
Issue nr. : 1 - Capponi, Giovanna; Criscuolo, Paola; Martinelli, Arianna; Nuvolari, Alessandro
Profiting from innovation: Evidence from a survey of Queen's Awards winners
155-169 STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS (2019)
Volume nr. : 49
Issue nr. : 1 - Nuvolari, A.
Understanding successive industrial revolutions: A “development block” approach
33-44 ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS (2019)
Volume nr. : 32
Issue nr. : 1 - Nuvolari, A.; Toninelli, P.; Vasta, M.
What Makes a Successful (and Famous) Entrepreneur? Historical Evidence from Italy (XIX-XX centuries)
425-447 INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE (2018)
Volume nr. : 27
Issue nr. : 1 - Nuvolari, Alessandro; Vasta, Michelangelo
The geography of innovation in Italy, 1861-1913: evidence from patent data
326-356 EUROPEAN REVIEW OF ECONOMIC HISTORY (2017)
Volume nr. : 21
Issue nr. : 1 - MacLeod, Christine; Nuvolari, Alessandro
Inventive Activities, Patents and Early Industrialisation: A Synthesis of Research Issues
77-107 RIVISTA DI STORIA ECONOMICA (2016)
Volume nr. : 32
Issue nr. : 1 - A'Hearn, Brian; Federico, Giovanni; Nuvolari, Alessandro; Vecchi, Giovanni
Moving forward, looking backward
3-16 RIVISTA DI STORIA ECONOMICA (2016)
Volume nr. : 32
Issue nr. : 1 - Ciccarelli, Carlo; Nuvolari, Alessandro
Technical Change, Non-Tariff Barriers, and the Development of the Italian Locomotive Industry, 1850-1913
860-888 THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY (2015)
Volume nr. : 75
Issue nr. : 1 - Campi, Mercedes; Nuvolari, Alessandro
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: a worldwide index (1961-2011)
951-964 RESEARCH POLICY (2015)
Volume nr. : 44
Issue nr. : 1 - Nuvolari, Alessandro; Vasta, Michelangelo
The Ghost in the Attic? The Italian national innovation system in historical perspective, 1861-2011
270-290 ENTERPRISE & SOCIETY (2015)
Volume nr. : 16
Issue nr. : 1 - Yu, X.; Dosi, G.; Lei, J.; Nuvolari, A.
Institutional change and productivity growth in China's manufacturing: the microeconomics of knowledge accumulation and "creative restructuring"
565-602 INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE (2015)
Volume nr. : 24
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Nuvolari; M. Vasta
The Italian National Innovation System: A Long Term Perspective, 1861-2011
313-341 HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY (2014)
Volume nr. : 32
Issue nr. : 1 - NUVOLARI, ALESSANDRO; Vasta, Michelangelo
Independent invention in Italy during the Liberal Age, 1861-1913
858-886 ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW (2014)
Volume nr. : 68
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Nuvolari; M. Ricci
Economic Growth in England, 1250-1850: Some New Estimates using the Demand Side Approach
31-53 RIVISTA DI STORIA ECONOMICA (2013)
Volume nr. : 29
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Nuvolari; J. Sumner
Inventors, Patents, and Inventive Activities in the English Brewing Industry, 1634-1850
95-120 BUSINESS HISTORY REVIEW (2013)
Volume nr. : 87
Issue nr. : 1 - R. Fontana; A. Nuvolari; H. Shimizu; A. Vezzulli
Reassessing patent propensity: evidence from a dataset of R&D awards, 1977-2004
1780-1792 RESEARCH POLICY (2013)
Volume nr. : 42
Issue nr. : 1 - R. Fontana; A. Nuvolari; H. Shimizu; A. Vezzulli
Schumpeterian patterns of innovation and the sources of breakthrough inventions: evidence from a data-set of R&D awards
785-810 JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS (2012)
Volume nr. : 22
Issue nr. : 1 - I. Bodas Freitas; A. Nuvolari
Traditional versus Heterodox Motives for Academic Patenting: Evidence from the Netherlands
671-695 INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION (2012)
Volume nr. : 19
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Nuvolari; B. Verspagen; N. von Tunzelmann
The Early Diffusion of the Steam Engine in Britain, 1700-1800: a reappraisal
291-321 CLIOMETRICA (2011)
Volume nr. : 5
Issue nr. : 1 - NUVOLARI, ALESSANDRO; V. Tartari
Bennet Woodcroft and the value of English patents, 1617-1841
97-115 EXPLORATIONS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY (2011)
Volume nr. : 48
Issue nr. : 1 - R. Bekkers; R. Bongard; A. Nuvolari
An empirical study on the determinants of essential patent claims in compatibility standards
1001-1015 RESEARCH POLICY (2011)
Volume nr. : 40
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Nuvolari
The Theory and Practice of Steam Engineering in Britain and in France, 1800-1850
177-185 DOCUMENTS POUR L'HISTOIRE DES TECHNIQUES (2010)
Volume nr. : 19
Issue nr. : 1 - C. MacLeod; A. Nuvolari
'Glorious times': the emergence of mechanical engineering in early industrial Britain, c. 1700-1850
215-237 BRUSSELS ECONOMIC REVIEW (2009)
Volume nr. : 52
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Nuvolari
Davids, K., The Rise and Decline of Dutch Technological Leadership: Technology, Economy and Culture in the Netherlands, 1350-1800, Leiden, Brill, 2008
1026-1028 ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW (2009)
Volume nr. : 62
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Nuvolari
Dutfield, G., Intellectual Property Rights and the Life Science Industries: Past, Present and Future, Singapore, World Scientific Publishing, 2009
1206-1207 ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW (2009)
Volume nr. : 63
Issue nr. : 1 - A. NUVOLARI; R. FONTANA; C. CASTALDI
"Chariots of fire": The evolution of Tank technology, 1915-1945
545-566 JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS Springer Verlag Germany:Tiergartenstrasse 17, D 69121 Heidelberg Germany:011 49 6221 3450, EMAIL: g.braun@springer.de, INTERNET: http://www.springer.de, Fax: 011 49 6221 345229 (2009)
Volume nr. : 19
Issue nr. : 1 - A. NUVOLARI; VERSPAGEN B
Technical choice, Innovation and British Steam Engineering, 1800-1850
685-710 ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW Blackwell Publishing Limited:9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ United Kingdom:011 44 1865 776868 , (781)388-8200, EMAIL: agentservices@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com, e-help@blackwellpublishers.co.uk, INTERNET: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com, Fax: 011 44 1865 714591 (2009)
Volume nr. : 62
Issue nr. : 1 - A.NUVOLARI;R.FONTANA;P.SAVIOTTI
The product characteriscs approach to innovation studies
463-469 JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS (2009)
Volume nr. : 19
Issue nr. : 1 - A. NUVOLARI; FONTANA R; VERSPAGEN B
Mapping technological trajectories as patent citation networks. An application to data communication standards
311-336 ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY Routledge Limited:11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE United Kingdom:011 44 20 75839855, INTERNET: http://journals.routledge.com, Fax: 011 44 20 7330245 (2009)
Volume nr. : 18
Issue nr. : 1 - A.Nuvolari
Friedel, R., A Culture of Improvement. Technology and the Western Millennium, Cambridge, MIT Press
582-584 REVIEW OF POLICY RESEARCH (2007)
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Nuvolari
Murmann, J., Knowledge and Competitive Advantage, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
414-415 TECHNOVATION (2007)
Volume nr. : 27
Issue nr. : 1 - A. NUVOLARI; VERSPAGEN B
Lean’s Engine Reporter and the Development of the Cornish Engine. A Reappraisal
167-189 TRANSACTIONS - NEWCOMEN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Newcomen Society Science Museum:South Kensington, London SW7 2DD United Kingdom:011 44 20 73714445, EMAIL: thomas@newcomen.com, Fax: 011 44 20 73714445 (2007)
Volume nr. : 77
Issue nr. : 1 - A. NUVOLARI
The Making of Steam Power Technology
472-476 THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY (2006)
Volume nr. : 46
Issue nr. : 1 - MACLEOD C; A. NUVOLARI
The pitfalls of prosopography. Inventors in the Dictionary of National Biography
757-776 TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE (2006)
Volume nr. : 47
Issue nr. : 1 - A. NUVOLARI
Open Source Software Development: Some Historical Perspectives
1-30 FIRST MONDAY Republican National Committee:310 First Street SE:Washington, DC 20003:(202)863-8607 (2005)
Volume nr. : 10
Issue nr. : 1 - A. NUVOLARI
The Emergence of Science Based Technology: Comments on Floris Cohen’s paper
133-136 HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY Mansell Publishing Limited:Stanley House, 3 Fleets Lane, Poole Dorset BH15 3AJ United Kingdom:011 44 207 8394900 (2004)
Volume nr. : 25
Issue nr. : 1 - A. Nuvolari
M. Bailey (ed.), Robert Stephenson, the Eminent Engineer, Aldershot, Ashgate, 2001
654-655 BUSINESS HISTORY (2004)
Volume nr. : 46
Issue nr. : 1 - FRENKEN K; A. NUVOLARI
The Early Development of the Steam Engine: An Evolutionary Interpretation using Complexity Theory
419-450 INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE (2004)
Volume nr. : 13
Issue nr. : 1 - A. NUVOLARI
Collective invention during the British Industrial Revolution: the Case of the Cornish pumping engine
347-363 CAMBRIDGE JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS (2004)
Volume nr. : 28
Issue nr. : 1 - A. NUVOLARI
The ‘Machine Breakers’ and the Industrial Revolution”
393-426 THE JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY Banco di Roma / Ufficio Relazion Esterne:Viale Umberto Tupini 180, 00144 Rome Italy:011 39 6 54451 (2002)
Volume nr. : 31
Issue nr. : 1
His main research field is the study of the role played by science and technology in the emergence and consolidation of modern economic growth with a particular focus on the Industrial Revolution in England. He has also studied the connection between patents and inventive activities both in historical and contemporary contexts.
INFO:
Institute of Economics
Assignments:
- Academic Senate
- Director of the Institute of Economics
- Institute of Economics Board
- Council of the Institute of Economics
Courses:
The Worldly Philosophers
Economia e Diritto della proprieta intellettuale