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Robert Mundell Prize

The Canadian Economics Association is proud to introduce the Robert Mundell Prize to the "young" author or authors of the paper judged to be the best paper published in the Canadian Journal of Economics in the previous calendar year.

"Robert Mundell has established the foundation for the theory which dominates practical policy considerations of monetary and fiscal policy in open economies. His work on monetary dynamics and optimum currency areas has inspired generations of researchers. Although dating back several decades, Mundell's contributions remain outstanding and constitute the core of teaching in international macroeconomics.
      "Mundell's research has had such a far-reaching and lasting impact because it combines formal - but still accessible - analysis, intuitive interpretation and results with immediate policy applications. Above all, Mundell chose his problems with uncommon - almost prophetic - accuracy in terms of predicting the future development of international monetary arrangements and capital markets. Mundell's contributions serve as a superb reminder of the significance of basic research. At a given point in time academic achievements might appear rather esoteric; not long afterwards, however, they may take on great practical importance." (Press Release: The Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden) Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 1999 - The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)

Robert Mundell, a most famous Canadian economist, was the obvious choice for this award. Some of his most influential work was published in the Candian Journal of Economics and Political Science between 1957 and 1963 when Professor Mundell was a "young" economist.

The prize, worth $3,000, was first awarded in 2004 for articles published in the years 2002 and 2003. In the future, the prize will be awarded annually. To be eligible all co-(co)authors must be non-tenured (or equivalent) in their respective institution. The Prize is awarded at the annual meetings of the Canadian Economics Association and is selected by a committee appointed under the authority of the executive council of the Association. The three members of the committee normally serve for three years each in overlapping terms.

Winner 2002-2003

The selection of the best article published in the years 2002 and 2003 was made by a committee consisting of Allan Gregory (Queen's University), Jane Friesen (Simon Fraser University) and Ralph Winter (University of British Columbia). The prize was awarded at the Canadian Economics Association Meetings in June 2004 to Karen Ruckman (Concordia University) for her article entitled Expense ratios of North American Mutual Funds, which appeared in the February 2003 issue of the Journal.

Winner 2004

The Mundell prize for 2004 was awarded at the Canadian Economics Association Meetings in Mai 2005 to Susan Chun Zhu for her paper on Trade, product cycles, and inequality within and between countries, which appeared in the November issue of the Journal. Professor Zhu holds an MA from Carleton University and a PhD from University of Toronto. She has been at Michigan State University since 2001.

Winner 2005

Congratulations to Jen Baggs of the University of Victoria, winner of the Mundell Prize for her article "Firm survival and exit in response to trade liberalization" in the November 2005 issue of the CJE. Professor Baggs holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia. She is currently at the University of Victoria.

Winner 2006

Congratulations to Philip Oreopoulos of the University of Toronto, winner of the Mundell Prize for his article "The Compelling Effects of Compulsory Schooling: Evidence from Canada," in the February 2006 issue. Professor Oreopoulos received his PhD from the University of California-Berkeley. He has been at the University of Toronto since 2002.

Winner 2008

The winner of this year's Mundell prize is David Albouy of the University of Michigan. He receives the prize for his article "The Wage Gap between Francophones and Anglophones: A Canadian Perspective, 1970-2000" that was published in the November 2008 issue. This article received press coverage in the Montreal Gazette and the Ottawa Citizen. Professor Albouy received his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 2007.

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