We are proud of Elena Dal Torrione, former PhD student at DEF, shortlisted for the SIE Prize 2025 with the thesis “Essay on Regression Discontinuity Designs” (supervisor Prof. Tiziano Arduini). Our best congratulations and support for the final presentation!

Her thesis presentation for the SIE prize competition is scheduled on September 17, at 4 pm, online.

PhD students are invited to attend the SIE Prize 2025 webinar, scheduled on September 16 and 17 from 4 pm to 6 pm. The link will soon be available here, and on the SIE website.

In the past editions, the following former PhD students at the Department of Economics and Finance won this prize:

- Luca Brugnolini, SIE Prize 2019, thesis "Advances in Modern Macroeconomics" supervised by Professors Luisa Corrado and Giuseppe Ragusa;

- Walter Ferrarese, SIE Prize 2018, thesis "Essays in Industrial Organization and Microeconomics" supervised by Professor Alberto Iozzi;

- Silvia Sopranzetti, SIE Prize 2017, thesis "Essays on Networks in International Trade” supervised by Professor Beniamino Quintieri;

- Alessandro Giovannelli, SIE Prize 2011, thesis "Nonlinear Forecasting Using a Large Number of Predictors” supervised by Professor Tommaso Proietti and Marco Lippi.

In the past editions, the following former PhD students at the Department of Economics and Finance were shortlisted for this prize:

- Aldo Paolillo, SIE Prize 2024, thesis "Three Essays in Theoretical and Applied Macroeconomics" supervised by Professors Luisa Corrado and Stefano Grassi;

- Beniamino Pisicoli, SIE Prize 2023, thesis "Alternative financing and investment in intangibles: evidence from Italian firms" supervised by Professor Pasquale Scaramozzino;

- Daniela Fantozzi, SIE Prize 2022, thesis "Essays on Applied Macroeconomics" supervised by Professors Luisa Corrado.