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Winners of the 2018/19 Rybcynski Prize:

The returns to higher education: new evidence from administrative data in the UK (Jack Britton) and Why are patients waiting longer or emergency care in England (Jennifer Lambert and Steven Paling)

Dame Kate Barker, James Plunkett, Kevin Daly

This year two essays jointly won the essay competition. Yael Selfin, Chief Economist, KPMG, presented this year’s Rybczynski Prize to Jennifer Lambert and Steven Paling for their essay on Why are patients waiting longer for emergency care in England? and Jack Britton for his essay The returns to higher education: new evidence from adminstrative data in the UK.  Our congratulations go to Jennifer, Steven and Jack and you can read a copy of their essays in the Reading Room section of the website.

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2018/19 Rybczynski Prize Essay


Winner of the 2017/18 Rybcynski Prize: James Plunkett

Big Data is changing how consumer markets work

Dame Kate Barker, James Plunkett, Kevin Daly

Dame Kate Barker, Vice President of the Society of Professional Economists, presented this year’s Rybczynski Prize to James Plunkett, for his essay Big data is changing how consumer markets work. Our congratulations go to James and you can read a copy of this essay in the Reading Room section of the website.

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2017/18 Rybczynski Prize Essay


Winner of the 2016/17 Rybcynski Prize: Mirko Licchetta and Michal Stelmach

Health spending: it’s not just about ageing

Sir Dave Ramsden, President of the Society of Businesss, presented this year’s Rybczynski Prize to Mirko Licchetta and Michal Stelmach, for their essay Health spending: it’s not just about ageing. Our congratulations go to them both and you can read a copy of this essay in the Reading Room section of the website.

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2016/17 Rybczynski Prize Essay


Winner of the 2015‑16 Rybcynski Prize: Toby Nangle

Labour power sets the neutral real rate

Toby Nangle, Dame Kate Barker, Sir Alan Budd

Sir Alan Budd, Vice President of the Society of Business Economists, presented this year’s Rybczynski Prize to Toby Nangle, Global Co-Head of Asset Allocation, Columbia Threadneedle Investments for his essay Labour power sets the neutral real rate. Our congratulations go to Toby and you can read a copy of this essay in the Reading Room section of the website.

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2015/16 Rybczynski Prize Essay


Winner of the 2014 Rybczynski Prize: Tim Harford

How to see into the future

Tim Harford, Dame Kate Baker, Sir Dave Ramsden

Sir Dave Ramsden CBE, Director General and Chief Economic Advisor at HM Treasury, and President of the Society of Business Economists, has announced that the winner of this year’s Rybczynski Prize is Tim Harford for his essay, How to see into the future. Our congratulations go to Tim, and you can read a copy of this essay in the Reading Room section of the website.

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2014/15 Rybczynski Prize Essay


Winner of the 2013 Rybczynski Prize: Ian Mulheirn

Just Deserts? Risk, Reward and Incentives in Criminal Justice

Ian Mulheirn, Kate Barker, Dave Ramsden

SBE President, Dave Ramsden, presented this year’s Rybczynski Prize for the best piece of business economics writing in 2013 to Ian Mulheirn from Oxford Economics. Ian won the £5,000 prize for his essay, Just Deserts? Risk, Reward and Incentives in Criminal Justice. Our congratulations to Ian, whose essay will published in the next edition of the Society’s journal, The Business Economist.

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2013/14 Rybczynski Prize Essay


Winner of the 2012 Rybczynski Prize: José Ursúa

Navigating the New Era of Public Debt Build‑ups

José Ursúa, Kate Barker, Dave Ramsden

SBE President, Dave Ramsden, presented this year’s Rybczynski Prize for the best piece of business economics writing in 2012 to José Ursúa from Goldman Sachs. Samuel won the £3,000 prize for his essay, Navigating the New Era of Public Debt Build-ups. Our congratulations to José, whose essay was published in the summer edition of the Society’s journal, The Business Economist.

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2012/13 Rybczynski Prize Essay


Winner of the 2011 Rybczynski Prize: Samuel Tombs

New rules for monetary policy? Interest rates before and after the Great Recession

Lord Burns, Samuel Tombs

Lord Burns presented this year’s Rybczynski Prize for the best piece of business economics writing in 2011 to Samuel Tombs from Capital Economics. Samuel won the £3,000 prize for his essay, New rules for monetary policy? Interest rates before and after the Great Recession. Our congratulations to Samuel, whose essay will be published in the next edition of the Society’s journal, The Business Economist.

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2011/12 Rybczynski Prize Essay

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