Birgit Grodal Prize
The Birgit Grodal Prize ( English Birgit Grodal Award ) is an award in the field of economics given by the European Economic Association (EEA) .
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The prize was founded in 2010 in memory of the Danish economist Birgit Grodal , who died in 2004 , and is intended to honor outstanding achievements by women in the field of economics. Grodal was supposed to be the first woman to take over the presidency of the association, but died before taking office. The prize was awarded for the first time in 2012, and the award went to the French Hélène Rey . In 2014, the British-American economist Rachel Griffith received the award, who in 2015 became the first woman to actively hold the presidency of the association.
The winners of the biennial award are determined by a five-person selection committee; all members of the European Economic Association are entitled to make nominations. With the support of the Danish National Bank, the prize money is 10,000 euros .
Award winners
- 2012: Hélène Rey (France)
- 2014: Rachel Griffith (United Kingdom / United States)
- 2016: Lucrezia Reichlin (Italy)
- 2018: Ekaterina Zhuravskaya (Russia)
- 2020: Eliana La Ferrara (Italy)