Benjamin Moll becomes the 8th Calvó-Armengol Prize Laureate

Congratulations, Professor Moll!

Videos and highlights from the celebration

The Calvó-Armengol International Prize is awarded every two years to a top researcher in Economics or social sciences who is not older than 40 years old for contributions to the theory and comprehension of the mechanisms of social interaction.

The recipient of the Calvó Prize delivers a lecture on the occasion of the award ceremony in Andorra, as well as the "Calvó-Armengol Lecture" in Barcelona. The Prize includes a cash award of €30,000.

About Antoni Calvó-Armengol (1970-2007)

Antoni Calvó-Armengol

The Calvó-Armengol Prize was established to honor the memory of BSE Affiliated Professor and ICREA-UAB Professor Antoni 'Toni' Calvó-Armengol, beloved member of the BSE community and a highly esteemed researcher from Andorra who passed away unexpectedly in 2007 at the age of 37.

Widely regarded as one of the leading theorists of his generation, Toni was well known for his work in social networks. He left behind a large body of literature that has had a lasting impact in his field, including work on social networks and labor markets demonstrating how patterns of employment and wages can be explained when taking into account the sharing of job information through networks.

Promoters of the Calvó-Armengol Prize

The Calvó-Armengol Prize is one of the BSE research initiatives supported by the Severo Ochoa Research Excellence Program (CEX2019-000915-S) through Spain's State Research Agency (Agencia Estatal de Investigación - AEI).

Prize Selection Committee

Antonio Cabrales (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Selection Committee Chair

Melissa Dell (Harvard University)
Recipient of the Calvó-Armengol Prize (2018)

Benjamin Golub (Northwestern University)
Recipient of the Calvó-Armengol Prize (2020)

Joan Llull (IAE-CSIC and BSE)

Calvó-Armengol Prize Laureates

Benjamin Moll

VIII Calvó-Armengol International Prize (2024)

Affiliation at the time of the award:
London School of Economics

Prize lecture title:
"Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomics: Eight Lessons and a Challenge"

Stefanie Stantcheva

VII Calvó-Armengol International Prize (2022)

Affiliation at the time of the award:
Harvard University

Prize activities could not take place as planned.

Benjamin Golub

VI Calvó-Armengol International Prize (2020)

Affiliation at the time of the award:
Northwestern University

Prize lecture title:
"Complexity and Fragility in Economic Networks"

Melissa Dell

V Calvó-Armengol International Prize (2018)

Affiliation at the time of the award:
Harvard University

Prize lecture title:
"Persistence and Transformation in Economic Development"

Matthew Gentzkow

IV Calvó-Armengol International Prize (2016)

Affiliation at the time of the award:
Stanford University

Prize lecture title:
"Political Polarization and the Media"

Raj Chetty

III Calvó-Armengol International Prize (2014)

Affiliation at the time of the award:
Harvard University

Prize lecture title:
"The Value-Added of Neighborhoods: Neighborhood Effects in Social Mobility"

Roland Fryer

II Calvó-Armengol International Prize (2012)

Affiliation at the time of the award:
Harvard University

Prize lecture title:
"Racial Inequality in the 21st Century: the Declining Significance of Discrimination"

Esther Duflo

I Calvó-Armengol International Prize (2010)

Affiliation at the time of the award:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Prize lecture title:
"Gender Equality and Development"

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