On November 9th, at 4.30 pm, the Welnlt - Wealth and Inheritance in Modern Italian History (1815-2015) project starts its (irregular) webinar series. Financed by a Starting Grant from the Italian Science Fund (FIS), in the next five years WeInIt will expand our knowledge on wealth in Modern Italy, by digitizing the largest possible amount of inheritance tax declarations from the Napoleonic period to present. A brief description of the project can be found here. In line with t

On Firday, October 16th, during the 11th ASE Annual Meeting, the Editor in Chief of the Rivista di Storia Economica / Italian Review of Economic History (RSE / IREH), Michelangelo Vasta (University of Siena), announced the winner of the Second Edition of the Gianni Toniolo Best Research Paper Prize. This prestigious award, named in honour of the renowned economic historian Gianni Toniolo - who relaunched the Rivista over forty years ago (1984) - recognizes outstanding researc

On Friday, October 16th, during the first day of the 11th ASE Annual Meeting, the awarding committee, composed by Mattia Bertazzini (University of Nottingham), Mattia Fochesato (Bocconi University), and Laura Panza (University of Melbourne) announced the winner of the 2026 edition of the Francesca Carnevali Prize. The Francesca Carnevali Prize is awarded every year to the best Bachelor and Master of Science thesis in economic history. In its first meeting, ASE decided to dedi

The Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy is pleased to announce a distinguished lecture by Professor Joel Mokyr, co-recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, entitled “The Market for Ideas – Then and Now.” The lecture will take place on 27 October, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Bocconi University (Franceschi Lecture Hall, Via Sarfatti 25). Admission is free, but registration is required via the following link: Register here.

The Rivista di Storia Economica / Italian Review of Economic History (RSE / IREH) is proud to announce the Second Edition of the Gianni Toniolo Best Research Paper Prize, supported by the Associazione per la Storia Economica (ASE). This prestigious award, named in honour of the renowned economic historian Gianni Toniolo - who relaunched the Rivista more than forty years ago (1984) - recognizes outstanding research contributions in the field of economic history. The prize is a

ASE is happy to announce the 2026 edition of the Francesca Carnevali Prize, awarded to the best Bachelor and Master of Science thesis in economic history, dedicated to the memory of Francesca Carnevali (1964-2013). The call for theses is available on the dedicated page of ASE website. Theses completed in any University during the period 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2026 are eligible. The winner is selected by a committee composed by members of ASE, and receives a €500 cash pr

We are happy to announce that the second Call for application for the PhD in Economics at the Tuscan Universities (Siena in partnership with the Universities of Florence and Pisa) is now open. Deadline: July 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM (CEST) Program website: https://phdeconomics.unisi.it Call and application portal: https://www.unisi.it/ricerca/dottorati-di-ricerca/dottorati-di-ricerca-42-ciclo We welcome applicants from all fields of economics, including economic history. NB: the

The Associazione per la Storia Economica (ASE) announces a Call for Papers for its 11th ASE Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held at Bocconi University, Milan on October 16-17, 2026. It will feature an Economic History Workshop, with presentation of research papers. The ASE Keynote Lecture will be announced very soon. The local organisers of this year’s meeting are Guido Alfani, Andrea Colli, and Mattia Fochesato. Proposals for the economic history workshop should be

Churchill College, University of Cambridge, is recruiting for the Frank Hahn Research Fellowship and College Lectureship in Economic History. The deadline for applications is June 24. All the relevant details can be found here: https://vacancies.chu.cam.ac.uk/v_2026_05_fh_fellowship/

The Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa announces a public selection for the awarding of one two-year research contract in the Groups of Academic disciplines 13/STEC-01 Economic History - History of Economics - Academic discipline STEC-01/B – Economic History. The successful candidate will be working for the Project FIS3 “WeInIt - Wealth and Inheritance in Modern Italian History (1815-2015)”. Applications must be submitted exclusively after registration on the dedicated IT applicatio

Venerdì 8 maggio 2026, a partire dalle ore 11:00, presso l'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Palazzo Corsini, Via della Lungara 10, Roma) si terrà la conferenza di Ignazio Visco, Politica economica e intelligenza artificiale: note su rischi e opportunità. L'incontro è aperto a tutti. Vi preghiamo di confermare la vostra presenza compilando il modulo di iscrizione: https://forms.gle/wJ3JdqLghKTbaetj6 La conferenza sarà trasmessa sul canale streaming dell’Accademia https://www.l

Il 7 maggio 2026, a partire dalle ore 16:30, presso l'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Palazzo Corsini, Via della Lungara 10, Roma) si terrà la conferenza di Elena Cattaneo, Scienza e decisioni collettive fra passioni e interessi. Le politiche pubbliche legate al sostegno e promozione della ricerca – quando vengono portate avanti – possono spesso essere ricondotte a iniziative estemporanee, specifici interessi, programmi, progetti riferibili a una ristretta platea di ricercato

The Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy is pleased to announce the Summer School on Socioeconomic Opportunity and Inequality, co-organized with the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility and supported by ISPI - Italian Institute for International Political Studies. The summer school will take place from June 29 to July 3, 2026, in Milan. It will consist of a two-day conference on the theme “Inequality and the Future,” held at

FRESH Meeting in Rome, 28-29 September 2026 on Transport, Infrastructure, and Long-Run Development On 28-29 September 2026, the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of Rome Tor Vergata will host a FRESH meeting on Transport, Infrastructure, and Long-Run Development: Historical Evidence. The purpose is to create the opportunity for graduate students and early-stage researchers to present and discuss their work in an environment especially focused on construc

15th IBEO Workshop Economic History Annual Meeting Call for Papers Alghero, Sardinia, July 9, 2026 The 15th IBEO Workshop, organized by Università di Sassari, CRENoS and Università di Corsica, consists of 6 events spanning a range of fields in economics, taking place in Alghero, Sardinia, and in Corte, Corse, in June-July 2026. The Economic History session is set to take place in Alghero on July 9th, 2026 . The aim of the session is to present and discuss state-of-the-art wor

Date: July 1, 2026 Location: Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) Application form: click here (deadline May 3) Young Scholars Initiative and Figuerola Institute are pleased to invite you to the Workshop on the Economic History of the Mediterranean at Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M). The organizing committee welcomes submissions on any period and topic related to the economic history of the Mediterranean region and its constituent countries—understanding the

Rivista di Storia Economica / Italian Review of Economic History (RSE/IREH) CALL FOR PAPERS (FAST TRACK MEETING 2026) The Rivista di Storia Economica / Italian Review of Economic History ( RSE/IREH ) aims to promote fresh research on economic history covering a wide range of countries, periods, and methods. To this aim, since 2022, the RSE / IREH invites submissions for a fast-track workshop and review process. Draft articles or long abstracts (at least 2,000 words) shoul

University of Florence, Novoli Campus Florence (Italy), September 17–18, 2026 The Department of Economics and Management (DISEI), University of Florence, invites submissions for the workshop The Dynamics of Inequality: Long-Term Perspectives , to be held on September 17–18, 2026, in Florence. This interdisciplinary workshop brings together economists, economic historians, sociologists, demographers, and statisticians working on the long-term evolution of inequality. The aim i

We are pleased to invite you to a talk by Prof. Jordi Martí-Henneberg entitled “Boundary changes” within the Master of Science in European Economy and Business Law (EEBL) at the Tor Vergata University of Rome. The lecture will examine the changing borders of Europe over the past two centuries and their political, social, and economic implications, with a look at current geopolitical developments. This event is part of the EEBL Talk series . Event location: Sala del Consi

How to strengthen your dissertation project? The E uropean graduate S chool for T raining in E conomic and Social Historical R esearch (ESTER) is a European platform for postgraduate teaching ESTER announces its annual Research Design Course (RDC) for economic and social historians on 26 – 28 October 2026 in Leuven (Belgium) The ESTER network, established in 1991, involves more than 60 universities throughout Europe and offers high-level research training for PhD candidates