Call for Submissions for the “Dr. Raúl Prebisch” Economic Research Award

Students, young professionals, and PhD economists are called to participate in the 14th edition of the "Dr. Raúl Prebisch" Economic Research Annual Award—which is given in honor of Dr. Raúl Prebisch, one of the most outstanding economists in Argentine history, and seeks to encourage research on monetary, macroeconomic, financial and banking issues.

Papers can be submitted up to and including June 30, 2022 by completing an online registration form. The Award’s terms and conditions are available at Economic Research Annual Award.

The participating categories are:

• University Students: students of Economics or related studies at public and/or private universities throughout the country.

• Young Professionals: with no more than five years as graduates in Economics or related studies.

• PhD Thesis in Economics: written by graduates from Argentine universities and passed in 2020, 2021 or 2022.

The awarded papers will be posted on the BCRA website and considered for publication in the Ensayos Económicos (Economic Essays) journal.

The Economic Research Award is a BCRA initiative that reaffirms its commitment to scientific and academic progress. Participants from all over Argentina have taken part in previous editions, thus reaching a federal level and dealing with different perspectives on macroeconomic, monetary, and financial problems of the country.

For enquiries about the Award, send an email to premio.invest@bcra.gob.ar or call (011) 4348-3582.

Dr. Raúl Prebisch

Dr. Prebisch was one of the leading figures to promote the bill that made possible the creation of the BCRA in 1935 and was the first General Manager until 1943. He was a pioneer of the Latin American structuralist thought within the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). By the end of the 1940s, he created a number of economic categories which are still essential to understand the challenges that our economies face today.

February 15, 2022