Tommaso Scimemi wins the 2026 Carnevali Prize

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 dedicate this prize for young economic historians to the memory of Francesca Carnevali (1964-2013).

This year, the prize went to Tommasco Scimemi, for his Master dissertation, defended at the University of Pavia, The Early Administration of Calcutta by the East India Company: 1690-1757 An Institutional Analysis. Well done Tommaso!

Follow our website for the announcement of the 2027 edition of the prize.