Elite persistence in medieval Venice after the Black Death

Adelaide Baronchelli (), Roberto Ricciuti and Mattia Viale ()
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Adelaide Baronchelli: Department of Economics (University of Verona)
Mattia Viale: Department of Economics (University of Verona)

No 01/2023, Working Papers from University of Verona, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper studies the effect that the plague in 1348 had on the structure of power in Venice. Using data from “The Rulers of Venice, 1332-1524” dataset, we conceptualize the Venetian structure of power as a two-mode network where relevant political houses are associated with the offices their members were elected. We find that, after the shock of the Black Death, the major houses were able to cling to power and even increase their importance.

Keywords: Political elite; Economic elite; Black Death; Venice. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C45 D71 N43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-01
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