Profile of the Heinz König Award
Since 2004, ZEW has annually presented the Heinz König Award, endowed with 5,000 euros, for outstanding scientific work. Instead of adding to the multitude of prizes for established researchers, ZEW’s intention is to specifically promote young academics with this award. It is aimed at young economists under the age of 35 who have been able to make a demonstrable impact in their field of research with their research and who strive for a widespread knowledge transfer of their results. The award, whose thematic focus changes annually, is sponsored each year by a different, theme-related company from the ZEW Sponsors’ Association. From the large number of papers submitted, an external jury selects the best scientific papers, whose authors are invited to Mannheim where they can discuss their work with other young economists and renowned researchers. The best submitted paper will be honoured with the Heinz König Award at a conference at ZEW Mannheim.
List of previous award winners
- Research focus: Changing the design of workplaces through information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Country of Origin: Luxembourg
- Research focus: Research of populism
- Country of Origin: Switzerland/Germany
- Research focus: The role of the ECB in instilling confidence for government bonds of EU countries such as Spain and Italy during the government debt crisis of 2012
- Research focus: Effects of regulated TV advertising for both TV viewers and advertisers/Efficiency of mobile communications markets following frequency auctions
- Country of Origin: - /Austria
- Research focus: Uncertainty effects in the working schedules of employees/Employment and welfare effects of short-time work in Germany during the recession from 2008 to 2010
- Country of Origin: USA
- Research focus: Effect of a pay-per-bag tax on household waste
- Country of Origin: Switzerland
- Research focus: Effects of parental leave benefits on birth rates
- Country of Origin: USA
- Research focus: Relationship between current account deficits and budget deficits
- Country of Origin: Germany
- Research focus: Impact of environmental regulation in different countries on foreign direct investments
- Research focus: Development of an international model of economic activity, explaining the strong volatility of international trade
- Country of Origin: United Kingdom
- Research focus: Relation between economic uncertainty and varying economic outlooks
- Country of Origin: USA
- Research focus: Mothers returning from maternity leave/Can employees fully protect themselves from unexpected short-term wage cutbacks?
- Country of Origin: Switzerland/Germany
- Research focus: Sunk costs in research and development and their influence on innovation behaviour
- Country of Origin: Portugal
- Research focus: How do the obligation of former monopolists affect telecommunication markets?
- Country of Origin: Portugal
- Research focus: A Test of Spatial Interdependence using Local Government Tax Efficiency Ratings
- Country of Origin: Belgium
- Research focus: Growth correlation between the states of Eastern and Western Europe
- Country of Origin: Germany
- Research focus: Climate change and agriculture
- Country of Origin: Germany