The John von Neumann Award ( hu, Neumann János-díj), named after
John von Neumann
John von Neumann (; hu, Neumann János Lajos, ; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath. He was regarded as having perhaps the widest c ...
, is given annually by the
Rajk László College for Advanced Studies
Rajk College for Advanced Studies ( hu, Rajk Szakkollégium) is an educational institution offering advanced courses in the fields of economics, business and social sciences. The College is a self governing community of about 100 selected studen ...
in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population o ...
, to an outstanding scholar in the exact social sciences, whose works have had substantial influence over a long period of time on the studies and intellectual activity of the students of the college. The award was established in 1994 and is given annually. In 2013, separately from the annual prize,
Kenneth J. Arrow was given the Honorary John von Neumann Award.
This award differentiates itself from other scientific awards on the basis that it is given by students of economics and various social sciences, decided after a long deliberation process. The students select the nominees and vote for the prize-winner in the Assembly of the College after a review and debate regarding the pre-selected names.
2011 recipient
Joshua Angrist was subsequently awarded the
Nobel Prize in Economics
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ( sv, Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an economics award administered ...
in 2021.
Recipients
Source
Rajk László College of Advanced Studies
Received honorary prize.
See also
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List of social sciences awards
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List of economics awards
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Prizes named after people
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John Bates Clark Medal
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Yrjö Jahnsson Award Yrjö, a masculine Finnish given name that is the equivalent of George, may refer to:
* Yrjö von Grönhagen, (1911–2003), Finnish anthropologist
* Yrjö Jylhä, (1903–1956), Finnish poet
* Yrjö Kilpinen (1892–1959), Finnish co ...
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Nakahara Prize
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Gossen Prize The Gossen Prize is an annual award given by the Verein für Socialpolitik to German-speaking economists under the age of 45 whose work gained international recognition. The jury—the extended committee of the Verein für Socialpolitik—especiall ...
References
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External links
John von Neumann Award at Rajk László College
{{John von Neumann Award recipients
Awards established in 1994
Hungarian awards
Economics awards
1994 establishments in Hungary