Francesco Cinnirella

(born 21.10.1978, Rome, Italy)

Economist

Ifo Institute
Human Capital and Innovation
Poschingerstra�e 5
81679 M�nchen

Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1366
Fax: +49(0)89/9224-1460

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Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/cinnirella-f

Cinnirella Francesco

Main focus:

Education Economics, Economic History, Labour Economics

Employed at the Ifo Institute since 2008.

Academic Background:

Oct. 2004	-	Feb. 2008	Dr. oec. publ. (equivalent Ph.D. in Economics), University of Munich, Germany
Sept. 2003	-	July 2004	Master in Economics and Finance, Venice International University, Venice, Italy
Nov. 1997	-	Feb. 2003	Laurea degree (B.A.) in Economics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy

Languages:

Italian, English, German, Spanish

Professional Experience:

Oct. 2010	-	Sept. 2011	Visiting Professor of Economic History, University of Munich, Germany
Oct. 2004	-	Feb. 2008	Research assistant, Department of Economics, Institute of Economic History, University of Munich, Germany

Projects

The Accumulation of Human Capital and the Transition from Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Economic Growth (Habilitation Project)

Establishment of a leading international centre of excellence examining the effects of education on longterm economic development

Publications

Articles in refereed journals

2012

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Sascha O. Becker, Ludger Woessmann), "The Effect of Investment in Children�s Education on Fertility in 1816 Prussia", Cliometrica 6 (1), 2012, 29-44 ( Information, Working paper version available as: CESifo Working Paper 3252 (PDF) )

2011

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Marc Piopiunik, Joachim Winter), "Why Does Height Matter for Educational Attainment? Evidence from German Children", Economics and Human Biology 9 (4), 2011, 407-418 ( Working paper version available as: CESifo Working Paper 2983 (PDF) )

2010

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Sascha O. Becker, Ludger Woessmann), "The Trade-off between Fertility and Education: Evidence from before the Demographic Transition", Journal of Economic Growth 15 (3), 2010, 177-204 ( Working paper version available as: CESifo Working Paper 2775 (PDF) )

2008

Cinnirella, Francesco, "On the Road to Industrialization: Nutritional Status in Saxony, 1690-1850", Cliometrica 2(3), 2008, 229-257

Cinnirella, Francesco, "Optimists or Pessimists? A Reconsideration of Nutritional Status in Britain", European Review of Economic History 12 (3), 2008, 325-354

2007

Cinnirella, Francesco (with John Komlos), "European Heights in the Early 18th Century", Vierteljahrschrift f�r Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte 94 (3), 2007, 271-284

Papers in academic volumes

2011

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Gianni Toniolo, Giovanni Vecchi), "Il lavoro minorile in Italia, dall'Unita' ad oggi", in: Giovanni Vecchi (ed.): In ricchezza e in poverta'. Il benessere degli italiani dall'Unita' ad oggi, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2011, 131-158

Working Papers

2011

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Erik Hornung), "Landownership Concentration and the Expansion of Education", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 3603, 2011 ( Abstract / Download )

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Sascha O. Becker, Ludger Woessmann), "Does Parental Education Affect Fertility? Evidence from Pre-Demographic Transition Prussia", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 3430, 2011 ( Abstract / Download )

2010

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Sascha O. Becker, Ludger Woessmann), "The Effect of Investment in Children's Education on Fertility in 1816 Prussia", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 3252, 2010 ( Abstract / Download )

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Marc Piopiunik, Joachim Winter), "Why Does Height Matter for Educational Attainment? Evidence from German Pre-Teen Children", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2983, 2010 ( Abstract / Download )

2009

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Joachim Winter), "Size Matters! Body Height and Labor Market Discrimination: A Cross-European Analysis", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2733, 2009 ( Abstract / Download )

Cinnirella, Francesco (with Sascha O. Becker, Ludger Woessmann), "The Trade-off between Fertility and Education: Evidence from before the Demographic Transition", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2775, 2009 ( Abstract / Download )

Teaching

Natural Experiments in History, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (summer semester 2011)

Economic History of Pre-Industrial Europe, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (summer semester 2011)

Reading course �The Gold Standard and the Great Depression", Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (summer semester 2011)

Economic History of Modern Europe, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (winter semester 2010/11)

Empirische Oekonomie (Introductory Econometrics), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (winter semester 2010/11)

Ph.D. Course, Intergenerational Economics (with Silke �belmesser), Munich Graduate School of Economics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (winter semester 2009/10)

Empirische �konomie [equivalent to Introductory Econometrics], Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (summer semester 2005, winter semester 2005/06, summer semester 2006, summer semester 2007, and winter semester 2007/08)

Seminar, The Fascist Economies and the Economic Circumstances that Led to Dictatorship in Germany and Italy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (winter semester 2006/07)

Seminar, Advanced Research Strategies for Economic Data Analysis using Stata, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (winter semester 2004/05)

Presentations at International Conferences

Francesco Cinirella, European Historical Economics Society (EHES), 02 - 03 Sept. 2011, Dublin

Francesco Cinnirella, Econometric Society European Meeting (ESEM), 23 - 27 Aug. 2009, Barcelona, Spain

Francesco Cinnirella, World Economic History Congress (IEHA), 03 - 07 Aug. 2009, Utrecht, Netherlands

Francesco Cinnirella, CESifo-Delphi International Conference on "Human Capital and the Global Division of Labor", 12 - 13 June 2009, Delphi, Greece

Francesco Cinnirella, CESifo Area Conference on Employment and Social Protection, 15 - 16 May 2009, Munich, Germany

Francesco Cinnirella, Annual Conference Economic History Society (EHS), 03. - 05. Apr. 2009, Warwick, UK

Francesco Cinnirella, Economic History Society (EHS), 2007, Exeter, UK

Francesco Cinnirella, Economics and Human Biology (EHB), 2006, Strasbourg, France

Francesco Cinnirella, German Cliometrics, 2006, T�bingen, Germany

Francesco Cinnirella, Social Science History Association (SSHA), 2005, Portland, Oregon, USA

Francesco Cinnirella, European Historical Economics Society (EHES), 2005, Istanbul, Turkey