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IZA Young Labor Economist Award
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The "IZA Prize in Labor Economics", awarded annually since 2002, has become one of the most distinguished international awards in economics. In 2006, IZA has additionally established the "IZA Young Labor Economist Award" to honor an outstanding published paper in labor economics written by young researchers. To qualify for the award, all authors of the paper must be younger than 40 years of age at the time of publication. The prize money of 5,000 Euros is shared between the authors.
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The selection process starts with nominations sent in by IZA Research Fellows. The nominated papers are then be screened by the IZA Program Directors, who propose three papers each. On the basis of these proposals, the prize-winner(s) will be selected.
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"The establishment of this award reflects IZA's strong ambition to support young and aspiring academics. It is meant to provide an additional incentive for this group to conduct high-quality research in labor economics," explained IZA Director Klaus F. Zimmermann.
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List of previous winners:
YLEA 2006: Enrico Moretti (University of California, Berkeley)
YLEA 2007: Oriana Bandiera (London School of Economics), Iwan Barankay (University of Warwick), Imran Rasul (University College London)
YLEA 2008: Fabian Lange (Yale University)
YLEA 2009: Alexandre Mas (Princeton University) |
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Award Winner 2011 |
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Award Winner 2010 |
Raj Chetty (Harvard University) received the 2010 YLEA for his paper "Moral Hazard Versus Liquidity and Optimal Unemployment Insurance" (Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 116 (2), 173-234). The award was announced by IZA Research Director Marco Caliendo during the gala dinner in honor of IZA Prize Laureate Francine Blau at the ASSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, in January 2011.
Honoring for the fifth time the best paper of the past two years written by young labor economists, reflects IZA's strong ambition to support young and aspiring academics and to provide an additional incentive for this group to conduct high-quality and policy-relevant research in the field of labor economics. Chetty’s paper has “greatly influenced our view of unemployment benefits and social insurance programs,” said Caliendo in his laudation.
Raj Chetty received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2003. In the same year, he moved to Berkeley where he became a full professor in 2008. Since 2009, he is back in Harvard as a full professor at the Economics Department and as the Director of the Lab for Economic Applications and Policy. His papers have been published in outlets such as the AER, the JPE, or the QJE. He is currently also serving as Editor for the Journal of Public Economics and as Co-Director of the Public Economics Program at the NBER. |
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