Europe's top prize for economic research John Van Reenen has been jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics 2009.

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In 1993, the Finnish Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation established
the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics, for a young
(under 45) European economist who has made a
contribution in theoretical and applied research that is
significant to economics in Europe.
The Award is given every two years in cooperation with
the European Economic Association (EEA) and previous
winners include Tim Besley, Richard Blundell and 
Jean Tirole (see: http://www.yjs.fi/index_eng.cfm?rID=
2&lgID=2&tID=33). This year the recipients were
announced at a ceremony at the annual congress of 
the EEA in Barcelona in late August.
The citation from the Board of the Yrjö Jahnsson
Foundation, which nominated John Van Reenen 
and former CEP researcher Fabrizio Zilibotti (now 
at the University of Zurich) as recipients of the 2009
award, said:
‘John Van Reenen and Fabrizio Zilibotti, both on their
own and in joint work, have made several important
contributions to the analysis of technological innovation
and its link with economic growth and labour market
phenomena’.
‘The work of Van Reenen and Zilibotti addresses very
relevant questions, with rich policy implications, using a
diversity of research styles and methods, but always with
the highest standards of rigour and excellence.’
The Award recognises the broad scope and impact of
Professor Van Reenen’s research on the world of work
and business (detailed on his home page here:
http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/staff/person.asp?id=1358):
‘John Van Reenen has made several contributions to the
empirical analysis of labour markets, competition policy
and industrial economics, especially in areas relating to
productivity growth, management practices, R&D,
intellectual property, and investment decisions.’
‘He has also done pioneering work on the organizational
structure of the firm and its relation to innovation,
contributing both with empirical evidence and
measurement tools.’ 
Professor Van Reenen’s research on management
practices is discussed in the ‘Bossonomics’ article starting
on page 10 of this issue of CentrePiece and in Bloom and
Van Reenen (2007). Some of his research on productivity
in both the private and public sectors is written up in
Faggio et al (2007) and Hall et al (2008). And work on
technology and the organisational structure of the firm is
described in Acemoglu et al (2007) and Bloom et al
(2009).
Professor Van Reenen said: ‘I am deeply honoured to
receive this award. It belongs more to the wonderful
colleagues and students I have been so lucky to have
worked with over the years.’
Further reading
Daron Acemoglu, Philippe Aghion, Claire Lelarge, John Van
Reenen and Fabrizio Zilibotti (2007) ‘Technology, Information
and the Decentralization of the Firm’, Quarterly Journal of
Economics 122(4): 1759-99.
Nick Bloom, Luis Garicano, Raffaella Sadun and John Van
Reenen (2009) ‘The Distinct Effects of Information Technology
and Communication Technology on Firm Organization’,
CEP Discussion Paper No. 927.
Nick Bloom and John Van Reenen (2007) ‘Measuring and
Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Nations’,
Quarterly Journal of Economics 122(4): 1351-1408.
Giulia Faggio, Kjell Salvanes and John Van Reenen (2007) 
‘The Evolution of Inequality in Productivity and Wages: Panel
Data Evidence’, CEP Discussion Paper No. 821.
Emma Hall, Carol Propper and John Van Reenen (2008) 
‘Can Pay Regulation Kill? The Impact of Labour Markets and
Skills on Hospital Productivity’, CEP Discussion Paper No. 843.
Europe’s top prize 
for economic research
John Van Reenen, CEP director and LSE professor,
has been jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award
in Economics 2009, Europe’s most prestigious prize
for economic researchers.
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