Professor Kevin O’Rourke, from Sciences Po Paris and CNRS, has been announced as the recipient of the prestigious Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Award. This award, presented by the Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH) at Trinity College Dublin, recognizes an economic historian whose work significantly contributes to the discipline. 

When I was an undergraduate student and took my first economics class, I was hooked. But, rather than major in economics, I chose to major in business. That’s because I wanted to understand how the economy worked at its “smallest” unit, which I surmised was the individual business.Economics can of course study individuals and their decision-making too, but at least on the supply side, I thought that a single business could be considered the smallest unit of the economy.Economic theory can tell us how firms behave in a perfectly theoretical world…but how do they actually function? This was a question that captured my attention, and I decided to major in business (with a concentration in management consulting) to understand the working world as much as I could.

Lund University announces Professor Thomas M. Cooney from Technological University Dublin as recipient of the 2026 European Entrepreneurship Education Award for his contributions to inclusive entrepreneurship education.

Professor Hanna Hottenrott from ZEW Mannheim has been selected for the prestigious DG GROW Fellowship Programme, aimed at enhancing EU policy-making with expert insights on innovation and industrial dynamics.

The Banque de France has awarded the 2025 prize for young researchers in green finance to Dr. Adrien Fabre and Prof. Dr. Thomas Giroux during the Green Finance Research Advances conference.

The American Economic Association has announced the winners of its awards during the 2026 ASSA Meeting. Key recognitions include the Distinguished Service Award for Elizabeth Asiedu, the Distinguished Economic Education Award for KimMarie McGoldrick, and multiple awards focusing on diversity, gender, and inclusion in economics.

Prominent economist Graeme Blackett has been appointed the new chair of Prosper, the Scottish membership organisation and think-tank. The appointment was announced in a press-release on the Prosper website. He takes over from Joanna Boag-Thomson.

Abdolnasser Hemmati has officially been reappointed as the governor of the Central Bank of Iran, replacing Mohammadreza Farzin. Hemmati has a prominent background in both economic and political fields, having previously served in various significant roles during different administrations.