Emanuele Felice Explained

Emanuele Felice (b. 1977) is an Italian economist and historian, a leading figure in the Italian public debate. He is mostly known for his work, both in scholarly articles and books, about the reconstruction and interpretation of Italy's regional inequality and Southern question,^{[1] [2] [3]} as well as about Italy's long-run economic performance.^[4] More recently, he has been working on the historical relationship between economic growth, ethics and politics, and on the historical roots of liberalism and ecologism.^{[5] [6]}

He has served as Head of the Economics Department of Italys' Democratic Party during the covid pandemic (2020-2021),^[7] then as a consultant of Draghi's government (2021-2022).^[8] He has been contributing as editorial writer to La Stampa, La Repubblica,Domani (newspaper).

He is currently professor of Economic history at IULM University of Milan.

Publications

• Book: Felice, Emanuele . Divari regionali e intervento pubblico: per una rilettura dello sviluppo in Italia . 2007 . Il mulino . 978-88-15-11882-0 . Ricerca . Bologna.
• Book: Felice, Emanuele . Perché il Sud è rimasto indietro . 2016 . Il Mulino . 978-88-15-26610-1 . 2nd . Storica paperbacks . Bologna.
• Book: Felice, Emanuele . Storia economica della felicità . 2017 . Il mulino . 978-88-15-27379-6 . Intersezioni . Bologna.
• Book: Felice, Emanuele . Il Sud, l'Italia, l'Europa: diario civile . 2019 . Il mulino . 978-88-15-28363-4 . Contemporanea . Bologna.

Notes and References

1. Felice . Emanuele . 2018-08-14 . The roots of a dual equilibrium: GDP, productivity, and structural change in the Italian regions in the long run (1871–2011) . European Review of Economic History . en . 10.1093/ereh/hey018 . 1361-4916.
2. Felice . Emanuele . Vasta . Michelangelo . 2014-10-28 . Passive modernization? The new human development index and its components in Italy's regions (1871–2007) . European Review of Economic History . 19 . 1 . 44–66 . 10.1093/ereh/heu018 . 1474-0044. 10.1093/ereh/heu018 . free .
3. Book: E. FELICE, Perché il Sud è rimasto indietro . 2016-09-08 . it.
4. Book: E. FELICE, Ascesa e declino. Storia economica d'Italia . 2018-09-06 . it.
5. Book: E. FELICE, An Economic History of Happiness . 2017-10-26 . it.
6. Book: E. FELICE, The Quest for Rights. An Idea of History . 2022-02-10 . it.
7. Web site: 2020-02-08 . L'economista Emanuele Felice è il nuovo responsabile economico del PD . 2023-07-22 . Il Post . it-IT.
8. Web site: Consulenti e collaboratori Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali . 2023-07-22 . www.lavoro.gov.it.