òòò½Íø Announces Award Recipients for 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Barbara H. Fiser
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Phone: (615) 322-3731
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NASHVILLE, TN (April 20, 2018) - The òòò½Íø (òòò½Íø) announces recipients of the John Bates Clark Medal, Distinguished Fellows, Foreign Honorary Members, and the "Best Paper Awards" of the òòò½Íø òòò½Íø. These outstanding achievements will be honored at the òòò½Íø Annual Meeting, January 4-6, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Awarded annually to an economist under the age of 40, the John Bates Clark Medal recognizes outstanding research accomplishments in economics. The òòò½Íø Electoral College, consisting of the Association's Honors and Awards Committee and voting members of the Executive Committee, selects the winner. A list of Clark Medal recipients is available at /about-aea/honors-awards/bates-clark.
The Distinguished Fellow awards recognize the lifetime research contributions of distinguished economists. Since 1965, past presidents of the òòò½Íø are recognized as Distinguished Fellows, and up to four additional individuals may be elected for the award in one calendar year. Distinguished Fellows are selected by the òòò½Íø Nominating Committee and voting members of the Executive Committee, sitting together as an electoral college. A list of current and past Distinguished Fellows is available at /about-aea/honors-awards/distinguished-fellows.
The annual òòò½Íø Journal (AEJ) "Best Paper Awards" highlight the best paper published in each of the òòò½Íø òòò½Íø: Applied Economics, Economic Policy, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics over the last three years. Nominations are provided by òòò½Íø members, and winners are selected by the journals' editors, co-editors, and boards of editors. A list of current and past AEJ Best Paper Award winners is available at /about-aea/honors-awards/aej-best-papers.
A list of the 2018 award winners is provided below. For more information about these awards, the recipients, and biographies of the John Bates Clark Medalist and Distinguished Fellows, visit .
The òòò½Íø Awards Results
John Bates Clark Medalist
Parag Pathak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distinguished Fellows
Henry Aaron, Brookings Institute
Francine Blau, Cornell University
Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University
Richard Posner, University of Chicago
òòò½Íø Journal (AEJ) "Best Paper Awards"
Complimentary full-text articles are available at the web addresses referenced below.
AEJ: Applied Economics: "The Persistent Effect of Temporary Affirmative Action," by Conrad Miller 9(3), (pp. 152-190) July 2017
AEJ: Economic Policy: "Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health," by Hilary Hoynes, Doug Miller, and David Simon 7(1), (pp. 172-211) February 2015
AEJ: Macroeconomics: "Gender Gaps and the Rise of the Service Economy," by L. Rachel Ngai and Barbara Petrongolo 9(4), (pp. 1-44) October 2017
AEJ: Microeconomics: "Collective Self-Control," by Alessandro Lizzeri and Leeat Yariv 9(3), (pp. 213-244) August 2017
About the òòò½Íø
The òòò½Íø (òòò½Íø) encourages economic research, issues publications on economic subjects, and encourages perfect freedom of economic discussion. With more than 20,000 members, the Association publishes the òòò½Íø Review (AER), Journal of Economic Literature (JEL), Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP), òòò½Íø Papers and Proceedings, and òòò½Íø òòò½Íø (AEJ): Applied Economics, Economic Policy, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics. More information can be found at , or by contacting Barbara H. Fiser at barbara.h.fiser@Vanderbilt.Edu.