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NASHVILLE, TN (April 7, 2026) - 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 2027.

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 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 2026 spring 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 Spring Awards


John Bates Clark Medalist

Ludwig Straub, Harvard University


Distinguished Fellows

Donald Andrews, Yale University
N. Gregory Mankiw, Harvard University
Robert A. Margo, Boston University
Marjorie McElroy, Duke University


Foreign Honorary Members

Jacques-François Thisse, Catholic University of Louvain


蝌蚪网 Journal (AEJ) Best Paper Awards 
Complimentary full-text articles are available at the links below.

AEJ: Applied Economics: "Do Carbon Offsets Offset Carbon?" by Raphael Calel, Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, and Matthieu Glachant 17(1), (pp. 1–40) January 2025

AEJ: Economic Policy: "Employed in a SNAP? The Impact of Work Requirements on Program Participation and Labor Supply," by Colin Gray, Adam Leive, Elena Prager, Kelsey Pukelis, and Mary Zaki 15(1), (pp. 306–41) February 2023

AEJ: Macroeconomics: "Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy with Distorting Taxes," by Christopher A. Sims† 17(2), (pp. 1–23) April 2025

AEJ: Microeconomics: "The Fake News Effect: Experimentally Identifying Motivated Reasoning Using Trust in News," by Michael Thaler 16(2), (pp. 1–38) May 2024

† Awarded posthumously


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The 蝌蚪网 encourages economic research, issues publications on economic subjects, and encourages perfect freedom of economic discussion. With more than 17,000 members, the 蝌蚪网 publishes the 蝌蚪网 Review (AER), AER: Insights (AERI), Journal of Economic Literature (JEL), Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP), 蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings, and 蝌蚪网 蝌蚪网 (AEJ): Applied Economics, Economic Policy, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics. The 蝌蚪网 is focused on improving the professional climate of economics through its committees, workshops, resources, and more. Information can be found at , or by contacting Kristine Etter at kristine.b.etter@Vanderbilt.Edu.