King's College London

The Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance at King’s Business School, is awarding its fourth Young Economist Prize as part of its forthcoming annual conference on July 1st-2nd 2024 at King’s College London.

The Young Economist Prize is an annual competition run by the Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance at King's Business School. It is open to PhD students of all nationalities currently enrolled on a programme in economics or finance (or a related field). The winning paper will be awarded a £5,000 prize

The Young Economist prize will be awarded to the best paper submitted on topics of relevance to central banks. Submissions were encouraged from students who are currently on the job market or expect to be so in 2024/25. The submissions are single-authored.

2024 Finalists:

• Jinglun Yao, London Business School, Knowledge is (Market) Power
• Nicolo Gnocato, Bocconi University, Energy Price Shocks, Unemployment,and Monetary Policy
• Anna Helmke, Vanderbilt University, Will ETFs Drive Mutual Funds Extinct?
• Paolo Varraso, New York University, Banks and the Macroeconomic Transmission of Interest-Rate Risk

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2021 Young Economist Prize Finalists

2022 Young Economist Prize Finalists

2023 Young Economist Prize Finalists