Calvó-Armengol International Prize

The Calvó-Armengol International Prize is awarded every two years by the Barcelona School of Economics in cooperation with the Government of Andorra to "a top researcher in economics or the social sciences younger than 40 years old for his or her contribution to the theory and comprehension of the mechanisms of social interaction." The prize was set up to honor the memory of Barcelona School of Economics Affiliated Professor and ICREA-UAB Professor Antoni Calvó-Armengol.[1] The prize is awarded at a public ceremony in Andorra, and an academic lecture is delivered by the recipient in Barcelona. The prize includes a cash award of 30,000 euros.

History

The Calvó-Armengol International Prize is awarded every two years by the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE) in cooperation with the Government of Andorra. It was first awarded in 2010.[2] It is presented to "a top researcher in economics or the social sciences younger than 40 years old for his or her contribution to the theory and comprehension of the mechanisms of social interaction."[2] Nominations are called for, and the winner is selected by a committee appointed by BSE.[2]

The prize was set up in 2010 to honor the memory of Barcelona School of Economics Affiliated Professor and ICREA-UAB Professor Antoni Calvó-Armengol, a highly esteemed researcher from Andorra who died unexpectedly in November 2007 at the age of 37.[1] The prize ceremony takes place at anevent in Andorra, with an associated public lecture. An associated "Calvó-Armengol Lecture" is delivered to an academic audience by the recipient in Barcelona. The prize includes a cash award of 30,000 euros.[2]

Calvó-Armengol Prize laureates

The Calvó-Armengol Prize was awarded for the first time in 2010 to Esther Duflo from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2019, Duflo became the first recipient of the Calvó Prize to be awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.[3]

Year Prize Recipient Recipient's Institution
2024 Benjamin Moll London School of Economics
2022 Stefanie Stantcheva Harvard University
2020 Benjamin Golub Northwestern University (Harvard University at the time of award)
2018 Melissa Dell Harvard University
2016 Matthew Gentzkow Stanford University
2014 Raj Chetty Harvard University
2012 Roland Fryer Harvard University
2010 Esther Duflo Massachusetts Institute of Technology

See also

References

  1. ^ a b CEPR Obituary: Antoni Calvó-Armengol Archived 24 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ a b c d "Calvó-Armengol International Prize in Economics | Barcelona School of Economics". BSE. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Esther Duflo - Biographical". The Nobel Prize. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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