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Environmental economist Prof. Dr. Sebastian Tonke from the Technical University of Munich has been awarded the prestigious Joachim Herz Prize for his innovative research project on sustainable drinking water use. He will receive €500,000 to study effective incentives for water conservation in households. 

Yale University announces the appointment of Navin Kartik as the A. Douglas Melamed Professor of Economics, effective July 1, 2026. A noted scholar in microeconomics and game theory, Kartik's research examines strategic communication and incentive structures.

Johannes Boehm has been appointed as the Full Professor of International Economics at the Geneva School of Economics and Management, effective August 1, 2026. 

David Autor, a prominent labor economist and faculty member at MIT since 1999, has been named head of the Department of Economics. 

Professor Matías Fontenla has been appointed as the new chair of the University of New Mexico's Department of Economics. 

The University of Sydney has announced the appointment of Professor Jingjing Zhang as the new Head of the School of Economics. A respected figure in economics, Professor Zhang aims to enhance research excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration within the school. 

Dr. Adriana Kugler, an esteemed professor at Georgetown University, has been awarded the 2025 ASHE Academic Achievement Award. 

Stanford University's Isaac Sorkin has been recognized with the 2026 Sherwin Rosen Prize by the Society of Labor Economics.

Renowned economist Jean Drèze has been awarded the Global Inequality Research Award during the World Inequality Conference, which was held in the first week of June in Paris.