The Rivista di Storia Economica (RSE) invites submissions for a special issue on the topic "KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION AND THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN ECONOMIC GROWTH". Guest editors for the special issue are Francesco Cinnirella (University of Bergamo) and Paul Sharp (University of Southern Denmark).

Possible topics are: Knowledge diffusion and innovation; the role of cultural elites, learned societies and academies; the relationship between cultural elites and higher education institutions; the role of migrants; religion and useful knowledge; the role of cultural norms.

All submissions will go through standard blind peer-review process. Submission can be made at https://www.mulino.it/riviste/issn/0393-3415.

Deadline for submissions:  31/1/2021

Enquiries regarding this call for papers should be directed to: francesco.cinnirella[at]unibg.it or pauls[at]sam.sdu.dk