IAAE announces winners of best ICAE papers and posters

Every three years, IAAE selects the best contributed papers and posters submitted to its international conferences for awarding prizes in different categories. The competitive selection is made by international prize juries reviewing and comparing all eligible submissions. We are happy to announce the winners of the competition for ICAE 2024:

The T.W. Schultz Prize for the Best Contributed Paper (for authors under 40 years) goes to Phuong Dung Le (Wageningen University, Netherlands, and CIAT, Vietnam) for her paper titled “Climate Adaptation and Human Security in the Mekong Delta: Planting Date Impacts on Rice Production and Water Security” (co-authored by Bradford Mills and Francisco Alpizar).

The Uma Lele Prize for the Best Contributed Paper on Gender goes to Kajal Gulati (Purdue University, USA), Travis Lybbert (UC Davis, USA), and Koustuv Saha (Purdue University, USA) for their paper titled “Women’s Work and Agricultural Productivity Gaps in India”.

The Nils Westermarck Prize for Best Contributed Poster (for authors under 40 years) goes to Jeanne de Montalembert (Université Paris Dauphine, France) for her poster titled “The Health Cost of Conservation: Impact of Protected Areas on Child Anemia”.

IAAE congratulates the prize winners, who will all present their research at ICAE 2024 in the Closing Plenary Session on 7 August 2024 in New Delhi, India. We look forward to their exciting talks. The new IAAE Honorary Life Members will also be recognized during the Closing Plenary Session. Do not miss this Closing Plenary Session at ICAE 2024, which will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the stars and rising stars of our profession.

IAAE also thanks the members if the international prize juries for their work and contribution to the profession: Meike Wollni, Sonia Akter, and William Masters (T.W. Schultz Prize). Liesbeth Colen, Cheryl Doss, Kibrom Abay, Hema Swaminathan, and Claudia Ringler (Uma Lele Prize). Martin Parlasca, Purnima Menon, and Hope Michelson (Nils Westermarck Prize).