Deadline- 15 April 2013
Nominations are invited by European Investment Bank(EIB) for economics award offered to recognize and stimulate excellence in economic and social research, and its implementation and diffusion. The theme for this award will be “Growth, employment and convergence, with applications to the European Union”. EIB Prize is consists of “Outstanding Contribution Award” of EUR 40 000 and a “Young Economist Prize” of EUR 25 000.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Nominees for the EIB Prize should be researchers that have made substantial empirical contributions based on solid theoretical foundations in areas covered by this year’s topic. A non-exhaustive list would include the determinants of income growth, the relationship between growth and inequality, differential labour market performance, the political economy of product and labour market reform and the impact of monetary union on growth, employment and convergence. Both prizes are open to all economists, with no distinction regarding nationality or place of work.
- The Outstanding Contribution Award honours scholars for their lifetime scientific contribution of specific relevance to the prize’s topic, including academic excellence and publication record and impact on public policy or society at large.
- The Young Economist Prize honours scholars under the age of forty on 31 December 2013 for influential research and/or a significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge that (i) is of specific relevance to the prize’s topic and (ii) demonstrates great promise for the future.
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