Giovanni Federico is professor of Economic History at the University of Pisa. He has been professor of Economic History at the European University Institute and editor of the Europ...view moreGiovanni Federico is professor of Economic History at the University of Pisa. He has been professor of Economic History at the European University Institute and editor of the European Review of Economic History. He has a Ph.D. in History from the Scuola Normale Superiore (1985) and he has written articles on long-term growth and national accounting, market integration, and trade within Italy and around the world.view less