Maria Stella Chiaruttini

Maria Stella Chiaruttini is a Research Fellow at the Department of Economic and Social History, University of Vienna, within the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies. Her research focuses on financial markets, monetary history, fiscal policy, and 19th-century European history, with a particular emphasis on Italy’s economic integration and institutional development. She holds a PhD from the European University Institute and has held academic positions at the University of Göttingen and the University of Vienna.

Education:

• PhD in History and Civilization, European University Institute (2019)
• MRes in History and Civilization, European University Institute (2015)
• MSc in Economics (International Economics), University of Trieste and Zurich (2010)
• BA in Economics and Business Administration, University of Trieste (2008)

Research Interests: Her work examines financial institutions, central banking, fiscal conflicts, business elites, and nationalism in 19th-century Europe. Recent projects include studies on credit integration in Trieste/Vienna, fiscal policy during Italian unification, and banking networks in Southern Italy.

Awards:

• ASMI Postgraduate Essay Prize (2019)
• Karl-Ferdinand-Werner Fellowship (2022)

Professional Activities: She co-organizes conferences on financial history, including sessions at the World Economic History Congress and the European Historical Economics Society. She is a member of multiple academic societies, including the Economic History Society and the European Historical Economics Society.