Alfani, an economic historian, has produced a quantitative study based on a primary resources estimi and correzioni degli estimi from northern Italian city Ivrea. By closely examining the journal article I concluded that Alfani sets out a comprehensive plan to explore the links between mortality crisis and economic, and demographic changes caused by plague. The crux of his work addresses the economic policies that allowed populations of Northern Italy population to pull through quickly after the plague. To take a stand on this particular point Alfani argued that 1630’s plague triggered a decline in inequality of property ownership in public. To provide evidence for his point, Alfani investigated and cross referenced rare primary sources estimi
