The Society for the Development of Austrian Economics is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Carl Menger Essay Contest for undergraduate students. Jeremy Horpedahl, Emily Skarbek, and Diana Thomas were this year’s judges. All entries were anonymous. The prize comes with $600 plus three nights accommodations at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park to attend and present at the Southern Economic Association in November. A panel featuring the winning papers will take place on Sunday, November 20 at 8:00 AM.The prizes will be presented at the Society’s annual dinner that evening.
This year’s winners are:
Zachary Carceres
New York University
“Status Quo Bias and State Legitimacy: Framing Effects of the Institutional Status Quo”
Liya Palagashvili
George Mason University
“Institutional Un-stickiness in Armenia: A Case Study of the Armenian Culture and Informal Institutions”
Andrew Marcum
Duke University
“The Chinese Massacre of 1871: A Perverse Emergent Order Perspective”
The Prize Committee would also like to extend its sincerest thanks to all the entrants. The number and quality of submissions exceeded our expectations. In particular, Jeff Fong from San Jose University merits an honorable mention for his essay "Revolution from Exchange."
The winning papers and official announcement are on the contest website.
Congratulations to the winners!
[And a special thank you to all of the judges and especially Adam Martin for chairing the process - SH]
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Posted by: Joni Naomi | October 10, 2011 at 09:23 PM