The Rivista di Storia Economica / Italian Review of Economic History (RSE / IREH) is proud to announce the First 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 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 finalist papers of the first edition are:
Understanding pre-industrial wages and incomes: A reassessment of the evidence and new interpretations based on France and Italy, by Leonardo Ridolfi (RSE/IERH 1/2023);
Gender discrimination and intra-household inequality in rural Italy, 1920s-1930s, by Giulia Mancini (RSE/IREH 3/2023);
Early railways and industrial development: Local evidence from Sardinia in 1871–1911, by Ugo M. Gragnolati, Luigi Moretti, and Roberto Ricciuti (RSE/IREH 3/2023).
The winner will be announced at the 9th Annual Meeting in Turin, on September 14.
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