CEDA Prize

Do you have a brilliant idea for Australia's economic development? A unique contribution to make to the public policy debate?

CEDA Prize

2011 Winner announced

University of New South Wales student Adeline Tubb has won the 2011 $5000 CEDA prize for excellence in economics or public policy, for her essay Does Population Ageing Affect Government Environmental Expenditure?

The CEDA prize for excellence in economics and public policy

2012 Dates are yet to be advised.

CEDA's annual Prize for Excellence in Economics and Public Policy recognises the brightest minds in the search for the best policy ideas.

The CEDA prize valued at $5,000 is open to postgraduate or honours students in economics or public policy disciplines.

To enter, students must complete a 6,000 to 7,500 word report on any topic related to the economic development of Australia. The winning student will receive $5,000 and have an opportunity to participate in a panel at a CEDA forum. Their report will also be considered for publication.

The prize is presented at CEDA's Annual Dinner in November. It is judged by a distinguished panel consisting of CEDA Research and Policy Advisory Council members.

Objective

The annual CEDA Prize recognises and encourages Australia's future economists.

CEDA has identified that many disciplines provide encouragement to outstanding students through the award of prizes, scholarships and medals. Such practices are especially common in the sciences and law, but are less common in an area of special importance to CEDA; economics and policy.

Terms and conditions

Length: Reports should be 6,000 to 7,500 words.
Topic: Anything related to the economic development of Australia.

Format: Documents should typeset in 12 point Arial font, double spaced with minimum 2cm margin on all sides. Online submissions: Documents should be supplied in pdf format no larger than 2MB file size and submitted electronically to CEDAprize@ceda.com.au.

Postal submissions: Two copies must be posted by the due date to GPO Box 2117, Melbourne, 3001 VIC. They should be clearly marked attention to: Professor the Hon Stephen Martin, Chief Executive, CEDA.

Selection process

All eligible reports will be assessed and shortlisted by CEDA. CEDA will be looking for excellence in the fields of economics or public policy with a focus on fresh ideas, innovative approaches or unique perspectives. The three best reports will be presented to the judging panel to decide the prize winner.

The judging panel consists of CEDA Research and Policy Advisory Council members including:

Dr Glenn Withers AO
Professor Jonathan Pincus
Professor the Hon. Stephen Martin

The panel may at its discretion decline to award the CEDA Prize and instead:

(a) fix a new date for awarding the Prize; or

(b) add the amount of the Prize to the sum to be awarded at the expiration of the next period.

The prize

The winning student will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and an opportunity to participate in a panel at a CEDA forum. The winning report will also be considered for publication.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the prize, candidates must:

be a postgraduate or honours economics or public policy student;
complete the application form;
supply a report of their own work on the topic outlined, of the specified length, in English, by the due date;
be judged to have produced a report of excellent standard that constitutes an outstanding contribution to economic or public policy development for Australia;
not be related to a member of the judging panel;
have completed the essay after June, 2010.

Download the application from here.

2010 Winner

The 2010 CEDA Prize was won by Bethany Cooper for her essay, Urban Water Restrictions in Australia: Accounting for Behavioural Differences. Download the essay here.