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Curriculum of the scientific and teaching activities
of Amedeo Lepore
Department of Economics
University of Campania Luigi VanvitelliRecent academic and teaching activities
Amedeo Lepore is a Full Professor in Economic History, scientific disciplinary sector SECS-
P/12 (macrosector 13/C, competition sector 13/C1), at the Department of Economics of the
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, where he holds tenure, since 2012, for the Economic
History, Business and Finance History, Evolution of Capitalism, Technologies and Finance teachings.
In this University, he also taught History of Capitalism. He achieved the National Scientific
Qualification of Full Professor for the competition sector 13/C1 during the first session of 2012 (as
per Directorial Decree no. 222, issued on July 20, 2012), following the unanimous positive judgment
awarded by the relevant Commission. Until October 2017, he was an Associate Professor at the
Department of Economics of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli. Until December 2011, he
was an Associate Professor at the Department of Economic Sciences and Mathematical Methods
(previously known as the Department of European, Public Law and Economic Historical Studies) of
the University of Bari Aldo Moro, where he taught Economic History, Marketing History, Marketing
Evolution, History of Industrial Heritage, as well as Economic History of International Relations. In
this University, he also held the position of Adjunct Professor for the Marketing Evolution course
during the 2011-2012 academic year.
He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Business and Management of the LUISS
Guido Carli University of Rome, where he holds tenure, since the 2013-2014 academic year, for the
Economic and Business History teaching, while, concerning the 2012-2013 academic year, he taught
the History of Enterprise and Business Organization course, as he did for the 2009-2010 and 2011
years. He taught, at the same University and during the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 academic years, a
supplementary course in Economic History and another in History of Economic Thought.
He also taught – as per the relevant Agreement with the University of Bari – at the Faculty of
Economics of the “Our Lady of Good Counsel” University of Tirana (Albania) [Universiteti “Zoja e
Këshillit të Mirë”], where he held tenure for the course in Economic History, from the 2008-2009
until the 2012 years, and of the course in Urban History for the 2011-2012 academic year. Since 2018,
he is an Adjunct Professor of the interfaculty Degree Course in Business Economics and Green
Economy at the Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples, concerning the teaching of Economic
and Sustainable Business History.
During December 2018, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Granada, having
qualified for a grant belonging to the ERASMUS+ 2018-2019 Staff Mobility Programme. There he
carried out research activities, as well as lectures for a total of 18 hours concerning Business History,
on the following themes: the Atlantic trade between the Modern and Contemporary Age; the
2evolution of the international economic context during the Golden Age; outlines of Marketing
History; the current globalization process within a historical perspective; technological innovation
and the fourth industrial revolution.
He was appointed, through a specific Directorial Decree issued by the Italian Ministry for
Education, University and Research (MIUR), as a member of the National Commission for the
awarding of the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for both Full and Associate Professors
concerning the competition sector 13/C1-Economic History for the 2018-2020 period.
Academic and institutional activities, directive and/or managing roles
From 2012 to 2016, Amedeo Lepore was a member of the Academic Board for the PhD Course
in “Entrepreneurship and Innovation” at the Department of Economics of the Second University of
Naples (SUN). In January, 2015, he chaired the Commission for the final exam of the PhD Course
itself. In 2013, following the proposal by the Department of General Economy of the University of
Cádiz (Spain), he became a member of the Commission for the final exam concerning a PhD thesis
within the same University. From 2000 onwards, he was a member of the Academic Board for the
PhD Course in “Economic History” (then called “Analysis and Historicization of the Production
Processes”) at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Bari. From 2008 onwards, he was a
member of the Academic Board for the PhD Course in “History and Theory of Economic
Development” at the Faculty of Economics of the LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome.
He is currently a member of REPRISE, the Register of Expert Peer Reviewers for Italian
Scientific Evaluation, set up by the Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research (MIUR)
to assess research projects for the Basic Research and the Dissemination of Scientific Culture
Sections. Furthermore, since the 2009 session, he has been a part of the MIUR referees’ Register for
the evaluation of ministerial research programs and research products, in his quality as an expert for
the Economic History sector. From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of the Commission of
confirmation for university researchers, concerning the scientific disciplinary sector SECS-P/12. In
2011, he was a member of the Examination Commission for the Research Project no. 14.01, for the
scientific disciplinary sector SECS-P/12. Since 2013, he is also an European Union external expert
(EX2013D133969) for the evaluation of grant applications, projects and tenders, as well as for
specific opinions and advice. Since 2018, he is an expert in evaluating the EEA Grants – Collaborative
Research Projects for the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and
Innovation Funding of Romania.
3From 2010 onwards, he is a referee of the “Imprese e Storia” scientific journal; since 2012, he
is a referee of the “Business History” international scientific journal; since 2014, he is a referee of
the “History of Economic Thought and Policy” international scientific journal; since 2015, he is a
referee of the “Ricerche di Storia Economica e Sociale (RISES)” scientific journal. In 2015, he was
a referee for a monograph by the FrancoAngeli publishing house. Since 2018, he is a referee of the
international scientific “Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing”. Since 2019, he is an external
evaluator of the “Ayer” international scientific journal.
Amedeo Lepore was a member of the Scientific Committee of the “3rd International Scientific
Conference on Economic Policy and Eu Integration” promoted by the Faculty of Business of the
Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durres, held in Durres (Albania) on April 8 and 9, 2011. He was
also a member of the Scientific Committee of the “3rd International Conference on Luca Pacioli in
Accounting History” and the “3rd Balkans and Middle East Countries Conference on Accounting and
Accounting History”, promoted by the Istanbul Technical University (ITÜ) and the Association of
Accounting and Financial History Researchers (AAFHR – MUFITAD) in collaboration with the
Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (AECA) and the Union of
Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Turkey (TÜRMOB), held in Istanbul (Turkey) from
June 19 to 22, 2013. He was the coordinator of the Study Conference on “Crisi economiche e
intervento pubblico: l’insegnamento di Alberto Beneduce (Economic crisis and public intervention:
the teaching of Alberto Beneduce)”, promoted by the Second University of Naples (SUN), the
SVIMEZ and the Caserta Terra di Lavoro Rotary Club, held in Capua at the Department of Economics
of the SUN and in Caserta at the Higher School for Public Administration on October 18, 2013. He
was also a member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the “International Conference
on Education and Social Sciences” (INTCESS2014), held in Istanbul (Turkey) on February 3 to 5,
2014, and promoted by the International Organization Center of Academic Research (OCERINT).
He organized and coordinated the meeting session focusing on “Risk Management and Insurance
practices in the Modern and Contemporary Ages” of the International Conference on “Risk and the
Insurance Business in History”, promoted by the International University of Andalusia, the University
of Seville and the Fundación Mapfre, held in Seville from June 11 to 14, 2019. Amedeo Lepore
coordinates the Scientific Committee of the International Conference in Accounting History – 6th
International Conference on Luca Pacioli in Accounting History, titled “Between History, Economy
and Finance. Public and Private Accounting in Europe in the Modern and Contemporary Age”, to be
held in Naples, from November 7 to 9, 2019, organized by the Comisión de Historia de la
Contabilidad of the AECA, the Italian Court of Auditors, all the Universities of the Campania Region,
in collaboration with the American Accounting Association, the International Public Sector
4Accounting Standards Board, the Associação Portuguesa de Técnicos de Contabilidade, the Consiglio
Nazionale dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili, the Comitato Italia-Spagna per la
Storia Economica, the Società Italiana degli Storici Economici, the Associazione Studi Storici
sull’Impresa, the Società Italiana di Storia della Ragioneria, the Società Italiana per la Storia dell’Età
Moderna, the Associazione Italiana per la Storia del Pensiero Economico, the Pio Monte della
Misericordia, the Fondazione Banco di Napoli, the Società Napoletana di Storia Patria, the Centro
Studi “Mario Pancrazi”, other Italian and Spanish Universities, the SVIMEZ and the Italian National
Research Council.
Since 2003, Professor Lepore is a corresponding member of the Moral Sciences Class of the
Accademia Pontaniana in Naples. Since 2006, he is the President of the Jury for the Meridionalist
“Sele d’Oro Mezzogiorno” Prize. Since 2008, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the
Associazione per lo sviluppo dell’industria nel Mezzogiorno (SVIMEZ); in 2011, he has entered the
Presidency Committee of the Association itself. In 2011, he was the coordinator of the initiatives the
SVIMEZ carried out to celebrate 150 years since the unification of Italy, as well as being a member
of the relevant Scientific Committee. Since 2012, he has chaired the workgroup on the Historical
Archive of the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno, set up by the SVIMEZ together with the Historical Archive
of the Presidency of the Italian Republic, the Italian Central State Archive and with the MISE, the
CNR and the APRE. From 2009 to 2010, he was the President of the Steering Committee of the
Register of Financial Promoters (APF), Section VII for the Campania and Molise Regions. From
2011 to 2014, he was the President of the Examination Commission for Territorial Section I of the
same Register. In 2014, he was a member of the Forum of the Universities of Southern Italy, set up
within the SVIMEZ, as a representative of the Second University of Naples. From 2009 – the year
when it was established – to 2015, he chaired the NOI – Napoli Open Innovation Association. From
2009 to 2010, he was a member of the Advisory Board of the InnoCrowding Group (USA). From
2010 to 2014 he chaired the Technical Scientific Committee of the Associazione Italiana di Marketing
(AISM), a network of scholars and experts he joined in 2009. In 2014, he was a member of the
Committee of the Italian Central State Archive for the organization of the Conference on inventory
and research activities connected with the project titled “ASET – Archivi dello sviluppo economico
e territoriale. Modelli innovativi di conservazione e riuso delle fonti per la storia degli interventi
straordinari per lo sviluppo del Mezzogiorno (Archives of Economic and Territorial Development.
Innovative models of conservation and reuse of the sources concerning the history of extraordinary
interventions for the development of Southern Italy)”. In 2015, he was a member of the Honorary
Committee celebrating 40 years since the death of Carlo Levi, promoted by the Fondazione Giorgio
Amendola. In 2017, he was appointed as a honorary member of the Caserta Terra di Lavoro Rotary
5Club. Since 2018, he is a member of the Scientific Commitee of the Associazione Ferdinando
Palasciano. Since 2018, he is also a member of the workgroup of the Fondazione ASTRID concerning
“The Southern Question today”, as well as the coordinator of the research team focusing on “Analysis
of the productive structure”. Since 2019, he is a member of the Technical Scientific Committee within
the “Spring” National Technological Cluster on the Bioeconomy and Green Chemistry. Since 2019,
he coordinates the research project and its related workgroup focusing on “The origins, the evolution
and the perspectives of the bioeconomy and circular economy in Italy and Southern Italy”, set up by
the SVIMEZ in collaboration with the ENEA, the SRM and the Spring Cluster. Since 2019, he is a
member of the Steering Committee of the Associazione Italiana per il Patrimonio Archeologico
Industriale (AIPAI). Since 2019, he is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Associazione
Studi Storici sull’Impresa (ASSI).
He is a member of the Società Italiana degli Storici Economici (SISE), the Associazione Italiana
per la Storia del Pensiero Economico (AISPE), the World Economics Association (WEA), the
Associazione Studi Storici sull’Impresa (ASSI) and the Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca per la
Storia Finanziaria Italiana (CIRSFI). He is amongst the founders, as a delegate of the SUN, of the
Centro Interuniversitario di Studi d’Impresa – Evoluzione e dinamiche d’azienda (CISI) established
between the University of Sannio and the Second University of Naples. He is also a member of the
Società Napoletana di Storia Patria. He is a founding member of the Fondazione Mezzogiorno
Europa, whose Scientific Committee counts him amongst its members. Furthermore, he is a part of
the Member Assembly of the Associazione Nazionale per gli Interessi del Mezzogiorno d’Italia
(ANIMI). He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Section for the Campania Region of
the AIPAI. Since 2019 he is a member of the Associazione Italiana Amici dei Mulini Storici
(AIAMS). Since 2019 he is a member of the Fondazione per l’Analisi, gli Studi e le Ricerche sulla
Riforma delle Istituzioni Democratiche e sulla innovazione nelle amministrazioni pubbliche
(ASTRID). Since 2019 he is a Fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO).
Amongst other things, Amedeo Lepore directed the essay series on “Napoli e il nuovo
Mezzogiorno”, by the Lacaita publishing house. Since 1986, he collaborated, in his quality as an
expert of Economic Historical studies, with the “la città nuova”, published by Gaetano Macchiaroli;
since 1993, he was a part of the Directive Council of the journal. In 1992, he contributed to the
“Prospettive settanta” journal, published by the Guida publishing house and directed by Giuseppe
Galasso. Since 1999, he has contributed to the “Rivista Italiana di Studi Napoleonici” scientific
journal. Since its inception, he is a contributor to the Newsletter of the Società Italiana degli Storici
Economici (SISE), whose Editorial Board he has joined in 2016. Since 1994, he contributed to the
“Nord e Sud” journal, whose Scientific Committee he joined in 1995. Since its first issue, he is a
6member of the Scientific Committee of the “Meridione, Nord e Sud nel mondo” journal. He is a
member of the Scientific Committee of the “Nuovo Meridionalismo Studi” journal. He is a member
of the Scientific Committee of the “Storiadelmondo” electronic journal. He is a member of the
Scientific Committee of the “Rivista Economica del Mezzogiorno” journal, edited by the SVIMEZ
and published by “il Mulino”. Since 2011, he is a member of the Editorial Board, since 2013, he is a
member of the Scientific Committee and, since 2019, he is a member of the Directive Council of the
“Storia Economica” scientific journal, founded by Luigi De Rosa. From 2014 onwards, he was a
member of the Editorial Board of the “SAGE Open” international scientific journal. Since 2015, he
is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Economic History book series by the FrancoAngeli
publishing house. Since 2017, he is a member of the Scientific Committee of the “Alle origini di
Minerva trionfante” book series, arising from the scientific collaboration between the Directorate
General of the Archives of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism and
the Centro-Osservatorio sul Mezzogiorno d’Europa (COSME) belonging to the University of
Campania Luigi Vanvitelli. Since 2019, he is a member of the Editorial Board of the international
scientific “Journal of Global Business Insights”. Since 2019, he is a member of the Editorial Board
of the international scientific “Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing”. Since 2019, he is both
a referee and a member of the Editorial Board of the scientific “International Journal of Sustainable
Development Research”. Since 2019, he is a member of the Consejo Editorial of the “De Computis”
international scientific journal. Since 2019, he directs the “Finis Terrae” study and research book
series belonging to the Rubbettino publishing house.
He was awarded a scholarship by the National Research Council (CNR), concerning research
in the fields of the disciplines connected to the National Committee for Technological Research and
Innovation (call no. 201.11.19 of 12/7/1990), enacting the research program on “The evolution of
technological innovation in the Campania Region”. Furthermore, he also proved eligible for the
competition of the first researcher profile belonging to the disciplinary area of Economic History of
Southern Italy within the CNR (call no. 310.2.57/10.4 of 4/4/1997). He took part in the assignment
of “Donato Menichella” scholarships, offered by the Bank of Italy, both in 1990 and 1991, being
judged eligible for allocation by the Examination Commission, based on a study program concerning
the economic development of Southern Italy, from 1950 to 1990.
From 2013 to 2015 he coordinated the activities concerning the assets, studies and initiatives
of the “Alberto Beneduce” Library of the Department of Economics of the Second University of
Naples. He was also a member of the Scientific Commission for University Libraries, from 2013 until
2015. In 2013, he was the scientific supervisor of the research activities carried out by Mrs. María
del Mar López Pérez, a researcher of the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), within the
7Department of Economics of the Second University of Naples and the Historical Archive of the Banco
di Napoli. In 2017, he was also the scientific supervisor of the research activities carried out by
Professor Hans Sjögren of the Stockholm School of Economics and the Linköping University, within
the Department of Economics of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli. Since 2017, he has
been appointed by the Department of Economics as a scientific member and he is a part of the Centro
Interdisciplinare di Ricerca Osservatorio sul Mezzogiorno d’Europa (COSME) at the University of
Campania Luigi Vanvitelli.
Education, specialization, other teaching activities and professional path
Amedeo Lepore achieved his Master’s Degree in Economics and Business at the University of
Naples Federico II, with a thesis in Economic History having reached the final mark of 110 cum
laude. He was awarded the “Epicarmo Corbino” Degree Prize by the “Eco-Napoli” Association at
the Faculty of Economics and Business, achieving first place. He passed the State examination and
was qualified as a Chartered Accountant. After passing the selection for admission, he attended the
“Financial instruments: development opportunities” as well as the “Budget and management control”
specialization management courses, held by Formez and the Pro.svi. company, in 1991, in Caserta
and in Salerno respectively. He owns a higher-level Spanish language certification, achieved during
1998-1999 after having attended a four-year course and passed the relevant exams at the Instituto
Cervantes in Naples.
He qualified for, entered and attended a Course at the Escuela de Especialización Superior en
Historia del Mediterráneo, held by the Community of the Mediterranean Universities and the
University of Valencia, during the 1994-1995 academic year, both in Valencia and Bari, concerning
“The Mediterranean Sea during the Age of Discovery. Its economic impact”.
He earned the PhD in Economic History – after having qualified for and attended the three-year
PhD Course (8th Cycle), having its administrative headquarters at the University of Bari and held in
collaboration with the Oriental University Institute of Naples, as well as the University of Ancona
and the Sapienza University of Rome –, presenting an international final dissertation, supervised by
Antonio Miguel Bernal of the University of Seville and advised by Albert Carreras of the University
Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona, titled L’azienda González de la Sierra nel commercio gaditano tra XVIII
e XIX secolo. Amedeo Lepore won a post-PhD Course (two-year) scholarship to carry out research
activities within the sector of Economic History, at the Institute of Economic History of the Faculty
of Economics of the University of Bari, during the 1997-1999 period.
8Starting from the year 2000, he was an university researcher in Economic History and he was
confirmed after the relevant three-year period, within the Department of European, Public Law and
Economic Historical Studies of the University of Bari. In this same University and in his role as a
researcher, he carried out, among other things, a cycle of lectures and a Seminar titled “Trade in the
Mediterranean Europe during the Modern Age” within the official Economic History course, for the
1999-2000 academic year. From 2004 onwards – after winning the relevant competition in 2002 – he
was an Associate Professor in Economic History at the aforementioned Department of the University
of Bari. He was confirmed in this role as an Associate Professor during 2007.
He was an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the Saint Pius V University of
Rome, where he taught Economic, Monetary, Banking and Insurance History for the 2002-2003,
2003-2004 and 2004-2005 academic years. Furthermore, he was an Adjunct Professor at the LUISS
Guido Carli University of Rome, where he also carried out a supplementary course in Economic
History for the 1999-2000 academic year as well. He was an Adjunct Professor at the University of
Bari (Faculty of Economics – Premises in Foggia), where he taught a course in Economic History
concerning “Divergences and convergences in the Spanish economic development with the European
one during the Modern Age”, for the 1998-1999 academic year.
He carried out the Course in History and Politics of the European Integration, within the
School of Specialization in Law and Economics of the European Community at the Faculty of
Economics of the University of Bari, for the 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 academic years.
Furthermore, in 2003, he taught History and Politics of the European Integration, within the Master
Course in “Management, Economics and Law of the Territorial Government in the European Union”,
promoted by the LIUC – Carlo Cattaneo University of Castellanza and the University of Bari.
He taught in a series of lectures for the “Historia y Política de la Integración Europea” Course
at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the National University of Mar del Plata
(Argentina), within the Carrera de Posgrado de Especialización concerning “Gestión en PyMEs e
Integración Regional. Unión europea y el Mercosur”, from February 26 to March 2, 2001. He taught
in the module of “Historia y Política de la Integración Europea”, for the traineeship of the Improvers
Course (i.e. the Carrera de Posgrado de Especialización) concerning “Gestión en PyMEs e
Integración Regional. Unión europea y el Mercosur”, something carried out together with the
University of Bari, the National University of Mar del Plata (Argentina), the University of Morón
(Argentina) and the University of Concepción del Uruguay (Argentina), in September 2006, at the
Faculty of Economics of the University of Bari.
He carried out a teaching titled “The history of the European integration over the course of
fifty years”, in the framework of “Jean Monnet” Course (within the European Module on “Goods,
9legislation and the market in the European Union Member States”), at the Faculty of Economics of
the University of Bari, in June 2007. He carried out a teaching titled “Globalization and European
partnership”, in the framework of “Jean Monnet” Action (within the European Module on “The
European Union’s partnership policy with the Maghreb countries”), at the Faculty of Political
Sciences of the L’Orientale University of Naples, in July 2007. He carried out a teaching titled “The
history of globalization and the European economic integration over the course of fifty years”, in the
framework of “Jean Monnet” Course (within the European Module on “Goods, legislation and the
market in the European Union Member States”), at the Faculty of Economics of the University of
Bari, in May 2008. He was a part of a Workshop on the relations between Economic History and
Marketing, with professors and researchers of both the University of Bari and the University of Pisa,
at the Riva del Sole Hotel in Bari, within the “Interreg III A – Interadria” project, in June 2008.
He carried out a Seminar titled “The long tail: from business history to the promotion of
knowledge”, within the PhD Course in “History and Theory of Economic Development”, at the
LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome, in October 2008. He carried out a series of Seminars titled
“Electronic sources for the study of the history and theory of economic development”, within the PhD
Course in “History and Theory of Economic Development”, at the LUISS Guido Carli University of
Rome, during the month of December 2008.
He taught a lecture titled “The evolution of marketing and open innovation strategies in the
Mediterranean area” in the framework of the “Jean Monnet” Action (within the European Module on
“The European Union’s partnership policy with the Maghreb countries”), at the Faculty of Political
Sciences of the L’Orientale University of Naples, held at the CEICC in Naples, in June 2009. He
carried out a Seminar titled “Econimia: a new scientific discipline? Italian and foreign brand names
– Global branding”, at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Bari, in May 2009. He carried
out a Conference titled “Open Innovation, digital communications and development”, at the
Parthenope University of Naples on February 5, 2010. He carried out a Seminar titled “The evolution
of markets: the theory of the long tail and tourism marketing” for the Master Course in “History of
Tourism” of the Sapienza University of Rome, at the Department of Geoeconomic Studies, in March
2010.
He carried out a cycle of three Seminars on “The process of globalization and the new tools
for the analysis of long-term economic phenomena”, within the teaching activities of the PhD Course
in “History and Theory of Economic Development”, at the Faculty of Economics of the LUISS Guido
Carli University of Rome, during the month of December 2010. He carried out a teaching titled “The
Cassa per il Mezzogiorno and the World Bank: a model for Italian economic development”, in the
10framework of the Development Theory and History Seminars at the Department of Human and Social
Sciences of the L’Orientale University of Naples, in May 2014.
On February 15, 2019, he carried out a lecture on “The evolution of the bioeconomy and
circular economy, as an opportunity for the development of Southern Italy”, within the module titled
“How to develop a new company” of the second-level Master Degree Course on “Bioeconomy in the
Circular economy – BIOCIRCE”, Third Edition 2018-2019, promoted by the University of Turin, the
University of Milano-Bicocca, the University of Bologna and the University of Naples Federico II.
In 1991 he was awarded the “Sele d’Oro Mezzogiorno” Prize and his work gained a special
mention by the Jury of the “Basilicata” Prize. In 2003, he was awarded the “Utopia Lamont Young”
Prize. In 2013, during the International Conference in Istanbul titled “3rd Balkans and Middle East
Countries Conference on Accounting and Accounting History”, he received the international
“Academy’s 40th Anniversary Celebration” Award by the Association of Accounting and Financial
History Researchers (AAFHR – MUFITAD). In 2014, he was awarded the title of “Paul Harris
Fellow”, “in appreciation and gratitude for his effective and significant contribution in promoting
better mutual understanding and friendly relationships between the peoples all around the world”, by
the Rotary Foundation of the Rotary International. In 2017, he received the “Constructors of Works”
Award by the Compagnia delle Opere.
Scientific and research activities
The scientific and research activities – besides his teaching activities – carried out by Amedeo
Lepore developed in several moments and directions. A first phase was more focused on
contemporary issues, based on studying the economic conditions of the Central-Southern regions of
the country and the gap between Northern and Southern Italy. A second phase, developed during the
PhD Course and in the post-doctoral period, as well as during all of his research activities he carried
out within the University of Bari, was more connected with modernist interests, especially concerning
the economic development of Spain, business history, accounting history, insurance history, as well
as the history of the Mediterranean and Atlantic trade in general. A further phase, always during his
activities within the University of Bari and, recently, the Second University of Naples (currently, the
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), has seen, alongside the modernistic research fields, the
adjunction of wider and wider contemporary interests. This penchant has turned to a multiplicity of
themes, such as: the evolution of international economic relations – starting from the process of
European integration, the economic conditions in the Mediterranean, the relationships Italy had with
international institutions, including the connections between the extraordinary intervention and the
11World Bank – and the deployment of the globalization process in its various aspects; the trends of
the less developed regional areas, the Italian economic dualism and the phenomena featuring
divergence (and convergence) between Northern and Southern Italy; the origins and evolution of
business history, marketing and innovation; the use of new methodologies, such as those connected
with electronic and telematic sources, in the field of Economic History and in its related disciplines.
Amedeo Lepore carried out an intense activity focused on Business History in all its aspects,
extending its role and enhancing – through specific teachings, within the Faculty of Economics at the
University of Bari, the Department of Business and Management of the LUISS Guido Carli
University of Rome and the Department of Economics of the Second University of Naples (currently,
the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli) – a discipline that experienced great rooting and
expansion, both in the United States of America and Europe. Concerning these topics, Professor
Lepore was also involved in teaching and research activities, themselves based on the support of the
theories, the methods and the telematic sources applied to business and its evolution, including
constant references to Web 2.0 and to the semantic Web, to business-driven open innovation, as well
as to the dissemination, finally, of the bioeconomy and Industry 4.0. These represent completely new
frontiers in expandig this discipline. He also gave many presentations to several scientific
Conferences and published international-level researches in the field of business economics and its
evolution.
Considering the specialization activity achieved in Spain and his studies on Southern Italy,
Amedeo Lepore has always considered the evolution of the internationalization processes and
territorial phenomena from a particular viewpoint. This view allowed to effectively valorise the
Southern, Mediterranean and Atlantic perspectives, not only considering them in a “Braudelian”
sense connected with an essential relationship amongst the geographical spaces and the rhythm of
history, but also as an effective verification tool for those economic trends developing themselves in
the Italian milieu or near it and within others European countries, besides the relations with this huge
oceanic area. He took particular care with this dimension of his research, through various
contributions, amongst which his participation in a conspicuous number of Conferences and his
numerous interventions having tackled several aspects of the economy and society within these wide
areas should be mentioned, as well as specific works dedicated to the context of the “Mare Internum”
and of the “Sea of Darkness”.
In carrying out his activities, Professor Lepore has dealt extensively with the “Southern
Question”, with the Italian economic dualism, as well as with the economic and industrial history of
Southern Italy. He has focused on these issues, being crucial for national economic history, both
through his researches within the Universities and the analysis and elaboration activities he has
12undertaken with the SVIMEZ and other Southern Italy-focused research centers. Moreover, he has
coordinated, within the Presidency Committee of the Associazione per lo sviluppo dell’industria nel
Mezzogiorno (SVIMEZ), the sector dealing with Historical Memory and Economic Archives, starting
with the one concerning the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno, as well as directing the bioeconomy and
circular economy research project, currently underway. He also gave several presentations to
scientific Conferences and developed national and international study initiatives, editing and
publishing many researches on all these issues.
Amedeo Lepore coordinated, at the Department of European, Public Law and Economic
Historical Studies of the University of Bari, the “México” International Economic History Research
Group, created in order to tackle some specific themes connected with Economic History in Latin
America, Spain, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic during the Modern Era, through the comparative
study of several European and American sources. He participated, together with the Italian Central
State Archive and the SVIMEZ (as a coordinator for the part entrusted to the Second University of
Naples), in the project titled “Archivi dello Sviluppo Economico Territoriale. Modelli innovativi di
conservazione e riuso delle fonti per la storia degli interventi straordinari per lo sviluppo del
Mezzogiorno (Archives of Economic and Territorial Development. Innovative models of
conservation and reuse of the sources concerning the history of extraordinary interventions for the
development of Southern Italy)”, funded by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE).
This project concerned the recovery of the historical memory, the Archive and the documents of the
Cassa per il Mezzogiorno, by recognizing, classifying, valorising and digitalizing the vast
documentary sources the entity possessed. The most significant and effective result of these activities
has been the publication of two volumes, arising from the relevant scientific research, together with
the foundation of the Historical Archive of the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno and the setup of the digital
sources of the extraordinary intervention, now made available in a structured form on the portal of
the Central State Archive, under the following denomination: “Archivi dello Sviluppo Economico
Territoriale” (https://aset.acs.beniculturali.it/aset-web/).
He took part in other activities and research groups having led to: a research titled “Innovative
areas, abandoned industrial structures, new settlements and urban changes: the case of the eastern
area of Naples”, promoted by the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II and
published by Lacaita within the TecnoNapoli: nuove forme di sviluppo e ridisegno urbano volume; a
project titled “The business world within the Puglia Region during the Modern and Contemporary
Age: economic situation and theoretical elements”, for the 2007 and 2008 University initiatives, as
well as a project titled “Economics and finance in the socio-economic evolution of the Puglia Region
during the Modern and Contemporary Age”, for the 2009 and 2010 University initiatives; a project
13titled “Economic growth and territorial gaps: acceleration and decline in the dynamics of regional
economic systems considering a multidisciplinary approach”, for the 2010-2011 Scientific Research
Programs of Relevant National Interest – in his role as the scientific coordinator for the Research Unit
B, at the Second University of Naples –, who fully passed the evaluation by the external experts in
the University of Bari, even if it was not included in the projects funded nationwide; a project titled
“Musée créatif: diffusion de la culture et innovation par les utilisateurs, avec les NTIC et les nouvelles
institutions (Creative Museum: dissemination of culture and innovation through the visitors, thanks
to the NICT and new institutions)”, presented by the Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense University and
the Second University of Naples for the “Galileo 2012-2013” Programme; an “OCCIS (Open Cloud
Computing Innovation Strategies) EU project”, arising from the collaboration between the Second
University of Naples and the Sorbonne University of Paris. Finally, he is currently conducting
research activities on the following theme: “From the third to the fourth industrial revolution: the
economic impacts of networks and new digital technologies”.
He participated in the SVIMEZ workgroup drawing up a proposal concerning the Agenzia per
lo sviluppo del territorio del Mezzogiorno, published in “Quaderni SVIMEZ”, n. 26, Rome, July
2010, pp. 1-24. He was also a delegate of the SVIMEZ Board of Directors coordinating, as a part of
the initiatives for the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, setting up and publishing a volume of
statistics titled 150 anni di statistiche italiane: Nord e Sud 1861-2011 (with the contribution of the
Association research structure and of prestigious external collaborations). In this framework, he took
care of the preparation of a Study Day, held on May 30, 2011 within the Sala della Lupa of the Italian
Chamber of Deputies, dedicated to the unification event, including its reflections on the history of
Southern Italy and the interpretation of the data and the statistical series elaborated for this occasion.
Amedeo Lepore was the scientific coordinator, together with his economist colleagues Clelia
Mazzoni and Erasmo Papagni, of the research project titled “Analisi e ricostruzione delle politiche di
intervento straordinario a livello regionale e settoriale (Analysis and reconstruction of extraordinary
intervention policies at regional and sectorial level)”, held during the 2014-2015 period, within the
PON Governance e Assistenza Tecnica 2007-2013, operational objective 1.5, in order to accomplish
the “ASET” Project as a whole, in collaboration with the Department of Economics of the Second
University of Naples and the Italian Central State Archive, funded by 50.000 euros. Furthermore, he
took part in starting a research proposal by the Department of Economics of the Second University
of Naples, titled “Governance, corporate social responsibility, ethical finance, financial market
relationship in SMEs, financial models of State intervention in Southern Italy and dynamics of the
economic system”, coordinated by Professor Mario Mustilli within the initiatives undertaken by the
Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca per la Storia Finanziaria Italiana (CIRSFI). Moreover, he
14participated in the elaboration of a PRIN 2015 project, presented by ten Italian Universities, focused
on “Le ragioni della durata. Business longevity and branding strategy nello sviluppo economico
moderno dell’Italia contemporanea (The reasons for duration. Business longevity and branding
strategy in the modern economic development of contemporary Italy)”, as the person in charge of the
research unit belonging to the Department of Economics of the Second University of Naples, with
the task of developing the activities concerning “Gli effetti delle politiche di convergenza e di
contrasto ai divari regionali per il sistema delle imprese in Italia dalla Golden Age alla crisi del 2008
(The effects of the convergence and regional gap-bridging policies for the business system in Italy
from the Golden Age to the 2008 crisis)”. He took part in the elaboration of a PRIN 2017 project,
coordinated by Professor Giuseppe Cirillo on “AVI. Virtual-archives. Palaces, royal estates, courts.
The valorisation of the archives of Charles of Bourbon between Naples and Spain: study,
digitalisation, uploading, digital platform research prototypes”, as a member of the research unit
belonging to the Department of Economics of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli. He takes
part in the “Valere” 2019 project titled “Monuments-documents of Cultural Heritage: Bourbon Royal
Sites, archives and history”, coordinating the research unit belonging to the Department of Economics
of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli.
Since 2016, Professor Lepore is the scientific coordinator of the research group, belonging to
the Department of Economics of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, on the theme of “The
World Bank and the loans for development policies: the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno as a contribution
towards building the Italian post-war economic and financial model”. Also, from 2016 onwards, he
is a member of the research group, belonging to the same Department of Economics, on the theme of
“Analysis and description of the policies for extraordinary intervention in Southern Italy at the
regional and sectoral level. Development dynamics and macroeconomic perspectives”. Furthermore,
he is a member of the renewed research group, belonging to the Department of Economics of the
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, on the theme of “Governance, corporate social
responsibility, ethical finance, financial market and SMEs relationships, financial models for State
intervention in Southern Italy and dynamics of the economic systems”.
Participation to national and international scientific Conferences, Meetings and Seminars
During all the years of his research activities, Amedeo Lepore took part in many Study
Conferences, Meetings and Seminars, both at the national and the international level, delivering
scientific presentations, research papers and academic communications:
15- “Trade and Industry in Early Modern Europe”, International Seminar organized by ESTER
(European graduate School for Training in Economic and social historical Research at the University
of Groningen) and University of Amsterdam, held in Alphen aan den Rijn from November 5 to 8,
1994, presenting a research paper titled The role of the entrepreneur and commercial activities in
Cádiz: a point of observation of Spanish economy and colonialism;
- “Medicina e Ospedali: memoria e futuro. Aspetti e problemi degli archivi sanitari”, National Study
Conference promoted by the Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Heritage and the Archival
Superintendency of Campania, held in Naples on December 20 and 21, 1996, giving a presentation
titled La memoria della città: fonti archivistiche per la storia dei servizi sociali;
- “I dottorati per la ricerca storica”, Seminar organized by the Department of Social Sciences of the
Oriental University Institute of Naples and the Department of Historical Disciplines of the University
of Naples Federico II, held in Naples on March 20, 1997, giving a presentation titled L’azienda
González de la Sierra nel commercio gaditano tra XVIII e XIX secolo;
- “Un Archivio per la città. Bilanci e confronti sulla storia di Napoli”, International Study Conference
organized by the Municipality of Naples, held in Naples from October 2 to 3, 1997, giving a
presentation titled Linee sull’evoluzione dell’Archivio Storico Municipale;
- “Il Mediterraneo napoleonico. Spazi, merci, idee”, International Study Conference organized by the
Centro Nazionale di Studi Napoleonici e di Storia dell’Elba, held in Portoferraio from May 21 to 23,
1998, giving a presentation titled Le vicende dei traffici coloniali e l’attività di un’impresa mercantile
a Cadice nel periodo del blocco continentale;
- “II Encuentro de Trabajo sobre Historia de la Contabilidad” on “La Historia de la Contabilidad en
España: dos formas de entender la Historia de la Contabilidad”, Study Conference organized by the
AECA (Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas) and the University of
Seville, held in Seville at the Colegio Mayor Maese Rodrigo of Mairena del Aljarafe from September
24 to 26, 1998, giving a presentation titled La diffusione e le suggestioni della contabilità
“all’americana” in Italia tra la seconda metà del XIX e l’inizio del XX secolo;
- “Archivi d’impresa e ricerca storica”, Study Conference organized by the Enel and the Centro Studi
per la Documentazione Storica ed Economica dell’Impresa, held in Bari on October 30, 1998, giving
a presentation titled L’Archivio Storico della città di Napoli. Un contributo alla storia delle aziende
pubbliche nel Mezzogiorno;
- “L’Associazionismo economico nell’Italia dell’Ottocento. Dalle Società economico-agrarie alle
Associazioni di economisti”, International Study Conference promoted by the Associazione Italiana
per la Storia del Pensiero Economico (AISPE) and the University of Pisa, held in Pisa from October
1613 to 16, 1999, giving a presentation titled La teoria economica negli atti della Reale Accademia
delle Scienze, sezione della Società Reale Borbonica (1817-1861);
- “Management and accounting in historical perspective”, II international Workshop organized by the
European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), held in Seville from December
13 to 14, 1999, giving a presentation titled The Gaditanian accounting practice and the management
methods of a commercial firm in Cadiz between the XVIII and XIX centuries;
- “III Encuentro de Trabajo sobre Historia de la Contabilidad” on “Historia de la Contabilidad: Orare
et rationem reddere. La historia de la contabilidad en el milenario del Monasterio Benedictino de
Santo Domingo de Silos”, Study Conference organized by the AECA (Asociación Española de
Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas), the University of Burgos and the Autonomous
University of Madrid, held in Santo Domingo de Silos from June 28 to 30, 2001, giving a presentation
titled Contabilidad y libros de cuentas de una empresa gaditana: González de la Sierra (1730-1870);
- “Unione Europea: il nuovo ruolo del Mediterraneo”, International Seminar organized by the AEGEE
and the CEICC in collaboration with the University of Naples Federico II, held in Naples on January
18, 2002, giving a presentation titled Le prime globalizzazioni: la leva del commercio nel processo
di integrazione fra Mediterraneo ed Atlantico (secc. XVI-XIX);
- “Nelle province dell’Impero”, International Study Encounter organized by the Centro di ricerca
“Guido Dorso”, held in Avellino on April 13 to 15, 2002, giving a presentation titled Cadice e le
“aquile francesi”: economia e assetto urbano di una città al confine tra due mondi;
- “En Busca del Dorado. Conversazioni sull’America Latina”, Study Meeting organized by the
Venezuelan “Simón Bolívar” Section of the National Library of Naples, held in Naples on May 30,
2002, giving a presentation on Cadice, la città americana, tra la fine del siglo de oro e
l’emancipazione dei territori d’oltreoceano;
- “Nuove fonti e nuove metodologie di ricerca per la Storia Economica”, Study Conference organized
by the Società Italiana degli Storici dell’Economia (SISE) in collaboration with the Catholic
University of the Sacred Heart of Brescia, held in Brescia from November 15 to 16, 2002, giving a
presentation titled Le fonti elettroniche per la Storia Economica;
- “La contabilità come fonte per lo studio della Storia Economica”, Study Seminar organized by the
Gabriele D’Annunzio University of Chieti, the University of L’Aquila and the Società Italiana degli
Storici dell’Economia (SISE), held in Pescara and Sulmona from June 6 to 7, 2003, giving a
presentation titled Gli studi di Storia della Contabilità in Spagna;
- “Fourth International Congress of Maritime History”, International Conference organized by the
International Maritime Economic History Association, held in Corfu from June 21 to 27, 2004,
17presenting, in the session dedicated to “Ports, Policy and Shipping”, a paper titled The port of Cadix,
XVII-XIX centuries;
- “VIII Congreso de la Asociación Española de Historia Económica”, Congress of the AEHE, held in
Santiago de Compostela from September 13 to 16, 2005, giving a presentation titled Commercio e
assicurazioni a Cadice tra età moderna e contemporanea: la presenza dei Lloyd’s;
- “World Habitat Day”, International Conference promoted by the UN-HABITAT (the UN Agency
for the Human Settlements Programme), held in Naples on October 2, 2006, presenting an
introductive report for the session titled “Città e creatività”;
- “Archivi d’impresa: stato dell’arte e controversie”, Study Conference promoted by the Società
Italiana degli Storici dell’Economia (SISE) in collaboration with the Istituto Franco Momigliano
(ICSIM), held in Spoleto on November 11, 2006, giving a presentation titled Fonti elettroniche per
gli archivi e la Storia d’impresa;
- “Tra Europa e Mediterraneo. Il Regno di Napoli nel sistema imperiale napoleonico”, Study Seminar
promoted by the “Guido Dorso” Research Center and the National Committe for the Celebrations of
the Bicentenary of the French Decade 1806-1815, held in Avellino from June 7 to 9, 2007, giving a
presentation titled Fonti elettroniche: reti commerciali ed economia tra Europa e Mediterraneo nel
periodo napoleonico;
- “Nuovi percorsi della Storia Economica”, Study Conference promoted by the Società Italiana degli
Storici dell’Economia (SISE) in collaboration with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of
Brescia, held in Brescia from November 16 to 17, 2007, giving a presentation titled Storia del
marketing;
- “La memoria visiva di chi pensa e crea. L’importanza della sua conservazione”, Study Conference
promoted by the Fondazione “Archivio Audiovisivo del movimento operaio e democratico”, held in
Rome from December 4 to 5, 2007, giving a presentation titled Memoria visiva, fonti elettroniche e
mestiere dello storico economico;
- “Napoli fra ieri e domani. La via della povertà”, Meeting promoted by the ENI-Napoletanagas
company, held in Naples on April 24, 2008, giving a presentation titled Napoli e la sua economia.
Dalla decadenza al riscatto: vecchia e nuova economia, istituzioni, cittadinanza e cultura;
- “L’impresa culturale nel Mediterraneo”, Summer School promoted by the L’Orientale University
of Naples, held in Procida from September 22 to 30, 2008, giving a presentation titled Culture e
impresa. La coda lunga: dalla business history alla promozione della conoscenza;
- “VI Encuentro de Trabajo sobre Historia de la Contabilidad”, Study Conference organized by the
AECA (Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas – Comisión de Historia
de la Contabilidad) and the Department of Financial Economics and Accounting of the University of
18Valladolid, held in Valladolid at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Valladolid from
November 5 to 7, 2008, presenting a ponencia magistral titled Fonti telematiche e storia della
contabilità;
- “Imprenditorialità e sviluppo economico. Il caso italiano (secc. XIII-XX)”, Study Conference
promoted by the Società Italiana degli Storici Economici (SISE) in collaboration with the Bocconi
University of Milan, held in Milan from November 14 to 15, 2008, giving a presentation titled
Globalizzazione, impresa e sviluppo economico in Italia: una prima valutazione in base alle fonti
elettroniche;
- “La memoria audio-visiva: uso dei materiali filmici e sonori per la formazione universitaria e
specialistica”, Study Conference promoted by the Fondazione “Archivio Audiovisivo del movimento
operaio e democratico”, held in Rome on December 1 and 2, 2008, giving a presentation titled Le
fonti filmiche e telematiche per la storia economica;
- “Marketing, comunicazione digitale e nuova legislazione: patti chiari, ‘coesistenza’ lunga”,
Conference promoted by the Centro Studi Comunicare l’Impresa, the University of Bari and the
Puglia Region, held in Bari on July 6, 2009, giving a presentation titled Nuove sfide per internet,
social network e new media;
- “L’impresa culturale nel Mediterraneo”, Summer School promoted by the L’Orientale University
of Naples, held in Procida from September 21 to 28, 2009, giving a presentation titled L’open
innovation e lo sviluppo dell’area mediterranea;
- “Marketing & Comunicazione Digitale”, Master 2.0 promoted by the Centro Studi Comunicare
l’Impresa, held in Rome on September 22, 2009, giving a presentation titled L’open innovation;
- “Fare impresa nel Mezzogiorno. Il caso Calabria”, Conference promoted by the Confindustria –
Giovani Imprenditori and the Mesogea – Associazione per lo Sviluppo delle Relazioni Mediterranee,
held in Lamezia Terme on December 11, 2009, giving a presentation titled L’open innovation come
strumento per la diffusione d’impresa nel Mezzogiorno;
- “Seminari di Economia”, Seminar promoted by the Department of Economic and Statistic Sciences
of the University of Salerno, held in Salerno on April 27, 2010, giving a presentation titled
L’evoluzione del marketing all’inizio del XXI secolo e la teoria della “coda lunga”, come paradigma
dell’economia postfordista;
- “Settimana delle piccole e medie imprese”, Meeting promoted by the “Open Innovation” Network
and the CONFAPI of Campania, held in Naples on May 28, 2010, giving a presentation titled L’open
innovation e la piccola e media impresa nel Mezzogiorno;
- “Open innovation e nuove strategie di sviluppo d’impresa”, Conference held at the Unione
Industriali of Naples on July 19, 2010, participating with an intervention;
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