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NASHVILLE, TN (April 28, 2020) - The 蝌蚪网 (蝌蚪网) announces recipients of the John Bates Clark Medal, Distinguished Fellows, Foreign Honorary Members, and the Best Paper Awards of the 蝌蚪网 蝌蚪网. These outstanding achievements will be honored at the 蝌蚪网 Annual Meeting in January 2021.
Awarded annually to an economist under the age of 40, the John Bates Clark Medal recognizes outstanding research accomplishments in economics. The 蝌蚪网 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 蝌蚪网 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 蝌蚪网 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 Foreign Honorary Members award is presented to foreign economists of distinction. Honorees are elected by the 蝌蚪网's Executive Committee upon recommendation from the Honors and Awards committee. A list of current Foreign Honorary Members is available at /about-aea/honors-awards/foreign-honorary-members.
The annual 蝌蚪网 Journal (AEJ) Best Paper Awards highlight the best paper published in each of the 蝌蚪网 蝌蚪网: Applied Economics, Economic Policy, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics over the last three years. Nominations are provided by 蝌蚪网 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 2020 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 蝌蚪网 Awards Results
John Bates Clark Medalist
Melissa Dell, Harvard University
Distinguished Fellows
Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland
Shelly Lundberg, University of California at Santa Barbara
Paul Milgrom, Stanford University
Whitney Newey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Foreign Honorary Members
Jordi Gali, Spain
Rachel Griffith, United Kingdom
Fumio Hayashi, Japan
Thomas Piketty, France
蝌蚪网 Journal (AEJ) Best Paper Awards
Complimentary full-text articles are available at the web addresses referenced below.
AEJ: Applied Economics: "Children and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Denmark," by Henrik Kleven, Camille Landais, and Jakob Egholt Søgaard 11(4), (pp.181-209) October 2019
AEJ: Economic Policy: "Who is Screened Out? Application Costs and the Targeting of Disability Programs," by Manasi Deshpande and Yue Li 11(4), (pp. 213-48) November 2019
AEJ: Macroeconomics: "A Model of Secular Stagnation: Theory and Quantitative Evaluation," by Gauti B. Eggertsson, Neil R. Mehrotra, and Jacob A. Robbins 11(1), (pp. 1-48) January 2019
AEJ: Microeconomics: "Discrimination via Symmetric Auctions," by Rahul Deb and Mallesh M. Pai 9(1), (pp.275-314) February 2017
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