Dario Chiaiese wins the 2nd edition of the Gianni Toniolo Best Research Paper Prize

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 research contributions in the field of economic history. The prize is awarded every two years to the author(s) of the best paper published in the journal. The winner receives a cash award of €2,000 and is celebrated at ASE Annual Meeting. This prize aims to encourage and highlight innovative and impactful research in economic history.

The prize was awarded to Dario Chiaiese (University of Siena) for the paper Provincial estimates of the Italian value-added in the Liberal Age, 1871-1911 published on RSE/IREH 1/2024.

The other finalist papers were:

• A historical Italian local population dataset (ITPOP), 1861-1921, by Tancredi Buscemi and Pau Insa-Sánchez (RSE/IREH 2/2024);

• «Red fear» and a «spontaneous land reform» in post-Great War Italy, by Pablo Martinelli Lasheras and Jordi Domènech Feliu (RSE/IREH 2/2024).

Congratulations, Dario! And thanks to all finalists for amazing research work.