LABOUR Dissertation Prize

Established in 2023, the LABOUR Dissertation Prize aims to recognize outstanding PhD dissertations in the field of Labour Economics, broadly defined to include topics such as education, health, and inequality. Presented by AIEL in collaboration with LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, the Prize is awarded biennially and includes a monetary reward of €2000.

The Prize Committee consists of members from the AIEL Executive Committee and the Editorial Board of LABOUR.

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Submissions for the second edition are open to authors of PhD theses defended between January 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2025.
Interested candidates should send their thesis by email together with a PhD certificate awarded by the granting institution to aiel@aiel.it no later than 15 March 2026.
The outcome of the evaluation will be announced by 15 May 2026.
The prize will be presented to the winner on the occasion of the 41st AIEL Annual Conference, to be held in Rome from 17 to 19 September 2026. The winner will also be invited to present a paper from the thesis in one of the parallel sessions of the congress. AIEL will grant a waiver of the conference fees to the prize winner.
 

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