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Severgnini

Battista Severgnini

Copenhagen Business School

Battista Severgnini is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at Copenhagen Business School. Battista obtained a Laurea in Economia Politica at Bocconi University, a Master in Economics at Pompeu Fabra and a PhD in Economics at Humboldt University Berlin.

He has been consultant for the European Commission and the World Bank and has been Visiting Professor at University of California, Berkeley. His main research interests are economic growth, productivity, and sport economics.

Email: bs.eco@cbs.dk

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Articles​ by this author

Monopsony Power and Wages: Evidence from the Introduction of Serfdom in Denmark
01/11/2022
Abstract: We exploit a large historical shock to the Danish labour market to provide evidence of how restrictions on labour mobility increase monopsony power and thereby reduce wages. By severely limiting the possibility of the rural population to work beyond their place of birth, the reintroduction of serfdom in 1733 aimed to increase monopsony power […]
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The deep roots of rebellion
10/08/2022
Abstract: This paper analyzes the triggers of rebellion and documents the historical roots of conflict using a unique dataset at the individual level. Drawing on evidence from the Famine (1845–1850) and its effect on the Irish Revolution (1916–1921), we show how negative shocks can explain social unrest in the long run. These findings are confirmed […]
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A time to print, a time to reform
01/09/2021
Abstract: The public mechanical clock and movable type printing press were arguably the most important and complex technologies of the late medieval period. We posit that towns with clocks became upper-tail human capital hubs—clocks required extensive technical know-how and fine mechanical skill. This meant that clock towns were in position to adopt the printing press […]
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