John Bates Clark Medal
The VfS congratulates Ludwig Straub on being awarded the John Bates Clark Medal, one of the highest honors in economics.
The Clark Medal is awarded each April to an economist under the age of 40 who, in the judgment of the selection committee, has made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge. The recipient must be affiliated with a university in the United States.
Ludwig Straub studied physics, mathematics, and economics (B.Sc. in Physics) at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and mathematics (M.A.St.) at the University of Cambridge before switching to economics. As a researcher in the Collaborative Research Center TR15, he initially conducted research at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and then at the University of Bonn, before completing his Ph.D. in Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2019, he was appointed to Harvard University.