Professor Elhanan Helpman Awarded 2012 Onassis Prize for International Trade
Professor Elhanan Helpman of the Harvard University Department of Economics has received the 2012 Onassis Prize for International Trade.
The prizes are worth $200,000 and are sponsored by the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation and awarded every three years by Cass Business School, part of City University London, jointly with the Onassis Foundation.
The Onassis Prizes are awarded to leading academics in the fields of finance, international trade, and shipping. They are intended to honor academic achievements that have not previously had a platform for global recognition.
Professor Helpman received the award for his work in the 'new trade' and 'new growth' theories, which emphasise the roles of economies of scale and imperfect competition, and for his work on special interest politics.
Elhanan Helpman is the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade at Harvard University.
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