SBCA Awards
The Society Fellows ProgramThe Society Fellows Program recognizes people who have made substantial contributions to the theory or practice for benefit-cost analysis. This program enhances the ability of SBCA to recognize outstanding achievements in the field of benefit-cost analysis. Awardees must have demonstrated a significant contribution to the theory and/or practice of benefit-cost analysis. While not essential, participation in SBCA, SBCA-sponsored events, and publication in the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis will be considered to be important aspects of an individual’s contribution. A candidate must be living at the time of nomination. Membership in the Society is not required. Any SBCA member may nominate a candidate for Fellow. SBCA looks to make the Fellows group as diverse as possible and welcomes nominations from around the world. Nominations should include a Curriculum Vitae of the nominee, a two-page nomination letter outlining what contributions the individual has made that warrant the award, and at least one additional letter of support from a second individual. In addition, members of the SBCA Board of Directors may nominate candidates that have not been otherwise nominated. The deadline for nominations is typically October 31 each year; however, due to a technical disruption that impeding the submisson of nominations, the deadline has been extended to November 27, 2024. Submit your Fellows Nomination>>Award Recipients
Outstanding Dissertation AwardThe Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis has established an annual award for the best Ph.D. thesis dealing with the theory and/or practice of benefit-cost analysis. The award is intended to recognize outstanding work by promising new researchers in the field. It is accompanied by a $1,000 cash prize and the winner will be recognized at the SBCA annual meeting. In addition, recipients will be encouraged to submit a paper based on their dissertation to the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis. The paper will undergo the standard journal peer-review process. The range of topics for candidate dissertations is very broad, i.e., dissertations that would interest the Society's members, including, but not limited to:
A dissertation will be eligible if it was successfully defended between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024, and has not previously been considered for the award. Eligible dissertations must have been accepted by an accredited institution of higher education in any country in fulfillment of a doctoral degree. The degree field is not limited to economics. Dissertations must be written in English. Submissions will be reviewed by a Selection Committee appointed by the SBCA Board of Directors. Submissions will be evaluated based on the quality of the methodological work (theoretical or empirical), the contributions to the field, the quality of the exposition, and the relevance for policy. The following materials are needed to apply:
Submit your Dissertation>>Submissions are due on October 31, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. United States Eastern time. Applicants will receive an acknowledgment that their submission was received and will be notified of the outcome by early December. Award Recipients
Jerry Ellig Award for Best Student Paper at the SBCA Annual ConferenceDr. Jerry Ellig was a research professor in the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center. His untimely death in January 2021 was not only a great loss for his friends and colleagues but also to the general public who never knew him but were the beneficiaries of his insightful contributions to public policy and administration. He was a wonderful mentor to his many graduate students and junior colleagues. In addition, Jerry was a great communicator, able to take his academic work and translate it for different audiences, including through seminars, op-eds, short presentations, and classroom teaching. To honor Jerry’s inspirational legacy, the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center established the Jerry Ellig Memorial Fund for Applied Policy Analysis. The fund has set up a recurring prize at the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Annual Conference for the best graduate student paper presented at the SBCA Annual Conference that applies economic, law, political science, policy analysis, and/or public administration concepts to real policy problems. An Award Committee will review the student abstracts and presentations and make an award following each year’s annual conference. The winner will be announced in the SBCA newsletter and on the Society’s website. The winner will also receive a $1,000 cash prize. For more information about this award or how to be considered, please contact the Society at [email protected]. Award Recipients
Richard Zerbe Distinguished Service AwardVoluntary organizations like the SBCA are created by, and thrive through, the efforts of individuals. More so than any other person, the SBCA owes its success to the efforts of Richard Zerbe. Not only did he conceive of the value that would be provided to scholars, practitioners, and society from an organization dedicated to promoting the appropriate use of BCA, he also took steps to create it. Working with the Evans School at the University of Washington and aided by the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation, he launched the SBCA with great success. The Board of Directors sought to honor his contributions by creating the Richard Zerbe Distinguished Service Award in 2014 to be awarded as appropriate to individuals who make significant contributions to helping the SBCA further its mission. Award Recipients
Outstanding Achievement AwardIn 2016, the SBCA Board of Directors created the Outstanding Achievement Award to be awarded as appropriate to individuals who make significant contributions to the field of benefit-cost analysis. Award Recipients
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