The monetisation of credit in the pre-unification Mezzogiorno
The case of the Discount Bank

Wednesday 24 May 2023
3-6 p.m.

University of Palermo
Department of Humanities
Viale delle Scienze no. 8
Doctoral Room 1st floor building 12

Flyer

The seminar is based on the book by Paola Avallone (CNR-ISMed): Monetizzare il credito. La Cassa di Sconto del Banco delle due Sicilie (1818-1860), edito da Il Mulino.Through extensive research and the study of archival sources, the author reconstructs the history and function of the Cassa di Sconto del Banco delle due Sicilie, one of the first institutions of its kind in Europe.

This is discussed with Pier Francesco Asso (Department of Political Science, University of Palermo) and Maria Carmela Schisani (Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Naples ‘Federico II’). Introduced and moderated by Ida Fazio (Department of Humanities, University of Palermo), welcomed by the Director of the Department of Humanities Francesca Piazza.

The event is part of the CNR’s centenary celebration programmes (1923-2023).

PROGRAM

Welcome

Francesca Piazza
Director of the Department of Humanities
University of Palermo

Introduces and coordinates

Ida Fazio
University of Palermo
Department of Humanities

speaker

Paola Avallone
CNR-ISMed
Research on commercial discount in the pre-unification Mezzogiorno for the book:
Monetizzare il credito. La Cassa di Sconto del Banco delle due Sicilie (1818-1860)

discussion

Pier Francesco Asso
University of Palermo
Department of Humanities

Maria Carmela Schisani
University of Naples ‘Federico II’
Department of Economics and Statistics

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Ida Fazio, University of Palermo, Department of Humanities
Geltrude Macrì, CNR-Istituto di Storia dell’Europa Mediterranea (CNR-ISEM)
Vito Pipitone, CNR-Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean (CNR-ISMed)

ORGANISED BY
CNR-Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean (CNR-ISMed)
CNR-Institute of Mediterranean European History (CNR-ISEM)
University of Palermo, Department of Humanities (SUM)

INFO AND CONTACTS
Paola Avallone
CNR-ISMed
paola.avallone@ismed.cnr.it