The Frisch Medal is an award in economics given by the Econometric Society. It is awarded every two years for empirical or theoretical applied research published in Econometrica during the previous five years. The award was named in honor of Ragnar Frisch, first co-recipient of the Nobel prize in economics and editor of Econometrica from 1933 to 1954. In the opinion of Rich Jensen, Gilbert F. Schaefer Professor of Economics and chairperson of the Department of Economics of the University of Notre Dame, "The Frisch medal is not only one of the top three prizes in the field of economics, but also the most prestigious 'best article' award in the profession". Five Frisch medal winners have also won the Nobel Prize.
Winners 2026 — 2024 – Dennis Egger, Johannes Haushofer, Edward Miguel, Paul Niehaus, and Michael Walker for their paper, "General equilibrium effects of cash transfers: experimental evidence from Kenya", (Econometrica, Vol. 90, No. 6, November 2022, 2603-2643) 2022 – Giulia Brancaccio, Myrto Kalouptsidi, Theodore Papageorgiou for their paper, "Geography, Transportation, and Endogenous Trade Costs", (Econometrica, Vol. 88, No. 2, March 2020, 657–691). 2020 – Kate Ho and Robin Lee for their paper, "Insurer Competition in Health Care Markets", (Econometrica, Vol. 85, No. 2, March 2017, 379–417). 2018 – Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Stephen J. Redding, Daniel M. Sturm, and Nikolaus Wolf for 2016 – Benjamin Handel, Igal Hendel, and Michael Whinston for 2014 – Flávio Cunha, James Heckman, and Susanne Schennach for 2012 – Joseph P. Kaboski and Robert M. Townsend for 2010 – Nicholas Bloom for 2008 – David Card and Dean R. Hyslop for 2006 – Fabien Postel-Vinay and Jean-Marc Robin for 2004 – Jonathan Eaton and Samuel Kortum for 2002 – Ricardo J. Caballero and Eduardo Engel for 2000 – Richard Blundell, Alan S. Duncan, and Costas Meghir for 1998 – Robert M. Townsend for 1996 – Steven T. Berry for 1994 – Larry G. Epstein and Stanley E. Zin for 1992 – John Rust for 1990 – David M. Newbery for 1988 – Ariel Pakes for 1986 – Jeffrey A. Dubin and Daniel L. McFadden for 1984 – Lars Peter Hansen and Kenneth J. Singleton for 1982 – Orley Ashenfelter for 1980 – Jerry A. Hausman and David A. Wise for 1978 – Angus S. Deaton for
See also List of economics awards
References
External links Award page on the official site of the Econometric Society