The series introduces works by young scholars (PhD students or postdocs) who participated in the Advanced Seminar sponsored by the Fondazione Istituto Internazionale di Storia Economica “F. Datini” and by the European School for Training in Economic and Social Historical Research (ESTER). In Advanced Seminars, PhD-students are trained and prepared for the international academic debate in a specific field of economic and social history. The seminar comprises a full-time programme of up to a week.

Scientific Criteria for certification
The papers are be submitted to two anonymous referees; publication is subject to approval of the referees.