The Kiel Institute has announced Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, former Chief Economist of the IMF and current Professor at UC Berkeley, as the recipient of the prestigious 2026 Bernhard Harms Prize. His work on global imbalances and international capital flows has been pivotal in reshaping economic understanding in times of fiscal challenges.

Nobel laureate Michael Kremer has been appointed as the Chief Economist of the World Bank Group, effective October 1, 2026. 

This year’s Hermann Heinrich Gossen Prize was awarded to Christopher Roth (University of Cologne).

Rory Stewart, former UK cabinet minister and diplomat, has been appointed as Professor in Practice in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics. His role aims to bridge academic studies with the realities of policy-making and global issues. 

Dr. Paul Sagar, a Reader in Political Theory at King’s College London, has been awarded the prestigious British and Ireland Association for Political Thought (BIAPT) Mid-Career Prize for his significant contributions to political theory and pedagogy. 

The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin has welcomed seventeen new academic staff across its four departments for the year 2026, including six in the Economics Department and four in Political Science.

The Kyiv School of Economics has appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as the new head of KSE Business School, aiming to enhance business education in Ukraine amid rapid global changes and the ongoing war.