JOSEPH DORFMAN BEST DISSERTATION PRIZE 2022

The History of Economics Society is accepting nominations for the Joseph Dorfman Best Dissertation Prize (deadline December 31, 2021).

In 1990, the Society established an annual award for the best dissertation in the history of economic thought and methodology in memory of Joseph Dorfman. Historian of economics and Distinguished Fellow of the History of Economics Society, Joseph Dorfman’s family endowed a permanent fund for this prize. A list of past recipients can be found at <http://historyofeconomics.org/awards-and-honors/dorfman-dissertation-prize/>.

This year, the winner will receive a stipend of $500 plus travel expenses up to $1,000 to attend the 49^th annual conference of the History of Economics Society (June 2022 in Minneapolis, MN). All dissertations in the history of economic thought and economic methodology, written in English and completed during the last two years (September 2019 to August 2021), are eligible. The selection committee will consider all nominated dissertations, with self-nominations permitted.

The selection committee is formed this year by:

Edward Nik-Khah (Chair), Roanoke College

Roni Hirsch, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

Antonella Rancan, University of Molise

To nominate a dissertation, please send an email notification to the Chair (Edward Nik-Khah, [log in to unmask]) by December 31, 2021, together with a .pdf copy of the dissertation.