Faculty
Andrea Vindigni is Full Professor of Political Economy at the University of Genova (Italy). He was previously Assistant Professor of Politics at Princeton University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Toulouse, and has been a post-doctoral fellow at MIT. His research interests focus on the political economy of a broad class of institutions. In particular, he has written on the political determinants of job protection legislation, on the political economy of democratic constitutional choice, on the effects of wars on political institutions and democratic transitions. More recently, Vindigni has written on the political and economic origins of state power and of military dictatorships, as well on as the origins, persistence and consequences of civil wars and religious beliefs.
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About Andrea Vindigni
Andrea Vindigni is Full Professor of Political Economy at the University of Genova (Italy). He was previously Assistant Professor of Politics at Princeton University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Toulouse, and has been a post-doctoral fellow at MIT. His research interests focus on the political economy of a broad class of institutions. In particular, he has written on the political determinants of job protection legislation, on the political economy of democratic constitutional choice, on the effects of wars on political institutions and democratic transitions. More recently, Vindigni has written on the political and economic origins of state power and of military dictatorships, as well on as the origins, persistence and consequences of civil wars and religious beliefs.