The following entries, listed by author in alphabetical order, have been shortlisted for this year’s Rybczynski Prize:

• Ian Bright  The myth of the great German saver
• Henry Curr Money printers go grr: three myths and three uncomfortable truths about quantitative easing
• Joseph E Little  Mission ambition: how mission-oriented policies could shift the economic regime
• Dr John-Paul Marney Is economics unscientific?
• Dr John Woods  On agency, asset management and regulation

The prize will be announced at the SPE’s Annual Dinner on Monday 27 September with the winner receiving £5,000.

The competition is generously supported by KPMG.