EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Economic and Social History, University «Luigi Bocconi», Milan (1999)
- Degree in «Lettere moderne» (History and Italian Literature), University of Milan (1986)
- Diploma in Archival Science and Paleography, State Archive, Milan (1985)
FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS
- Diploma as Specialised Teacher for Disabled Students, Istituto di Studi Superiori «Giuseppe Toniolo», Milan (1990)
ACADEMIC CURRICULUM
- Senior Researcher in Modern History, University of Milan (2001-today)
- Member of the Doctorate Board on Business History and Management, Graduate School in Social, Economic and Political Sciences, University of Milan (2009- today)
- Member of the Doctorate Board on Business History and Corporate Finance, University of Milan (2002- 2009)
- Graduate Technician on Historical Research, University of Milan (1997-2001), University of Trento (1991-1997)
- Freelance Researcher, Catholic University of Milan (1988-1991), University of Trento (1984-1989)
COURSES OFFERED 2009-2010/today
- Culture, Society and Power in the Modern Age (Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Milan)
- Documentary Sources and Archival Science (Graduate School in Social, Economic and Political Sciences, University of Milan)
MEMBERSHIP
- SISEM (Società italiana per la storia dell’età moderna)
PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS
- 2008: ESHET (European Society for the History of Economic Thought) prize for best work on the History of Economic Thought published in volume in 2007 (Edizione Nazionale delle opere di Pietro Verri, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2003- , prima serie, 6 voll., vol. II: Scritti di economia, finanza e amministrazione, a cura di Giuseppe Bognetti, Angelo Moioli, Pier Luigi Porta, Giovanna Tonelli, 2 tomi, 2006-2007, t. II., pp. 685 (beside co-editing this volume, Giovanna Tonelli is the author of the commentary to the section: Scritti sull’Annona e sui prezzi, pp. 92-371)
RESEARCH AREA
Economic and Social History: history of commerce, manufacture, customs duties, consumption, material culture, luxury
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am working on:
1) the most important merchants, merchant bankers and merchant firms, registered in Milan during the 17th century and trading with Western Europe. My research relies primarily on legal documents relative to their businesses and networks in Milan and abroad, their relationships with the political power, their social status, their consumption patterns and lifestyle;
2) consumption and material culture (Milan, 17th century to Napoleonic Age); in particular: living standards, food and textile consumption
