The Commission appointed by the promoting organization Cles and the Sraffa Center, responsible for the event’s organization, has concluded the evaluation of the submissions for the 2022 edition. They have awarded the Paolo Leon Prize to Nicolò Geri, who graduated from the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa with a thesis titled “Power and Knowledge in the European Occupational Structure.” The thesis was supervised by Professor Giovanni Dosi as the main advisor and co-supervised by Maria Enrica Virgillito.

The Prize, named in memory of Paolo Leon, co-founder of the Research and Study Center on Labor Issues (CLES), is intended for master’s graduates in economic disciplines from Italian universities who have conducted a theoretical or applied thesis in the fields of political economy, economic policy, public economics, industrial economics, applied economics, urban and regional economics, cultural economics, labor economics, education, and training.

In the comparative evaluation, the Commission deemed Nicolò Geri’s thesis the most interesting and, at the same time, the most consistent with the scientific profile of Paolo Leon among the submissions. However, special mention was also given to the works proposed by Davide Beccia, Davide Usula, and Elisa Flori, as they were considered particularly noteworthy.

In this fourth edition of the award named after the renowned economist, a graduate from Pisa is being honored, following previous awards given to graduates from Bologna, Roma Tre, and La Sapienza. This emphasizes the independent and “geopolitical” equity of the criteria that have guided the award’s selection over the years, which includes a financial contribution provided by CLES.