Students, young professionals, and PhD economists are called to participate in the BCRA’s 17th edition of the “Dr. Raúl Prebisch” Economic Research Annual Award. Papers must be submitted by October 15, 2025.
The Economic Research Award is an initiative of the BCRA aimed at promoting research on monetary, macroeconomic, financial and banking topics.
The papers submitted must be limited to topics relevant to central banks: monetary, banking, payment, foreign exchange, financial, or macroeconomic issues; and may be either theoretical or empirical, and applied to the Argentine or international economy.
Categories:
- University Students: students of Economics or related studies at public and/or private universities throughout the country.
- Young Professionals: young professionals with no more than five years as graduates in Economics or related studies.
- PhD Thesis in Economics: passed between 2019 and 2025.
Papers should be submitted through an online registration form.
The jury is composed of Vladimir Werning (Deputy Governor of the BCRA), Mauro Alessandro (Economic Research Deputy General Manager of the BCRA), Sebastián Katz (Economic Research Works Senior Manager of the BCRA and Academic Director of the undergraduate degree in Economics at Universidad de Buenos Aires), and Laura D’Amato (Lecturer at Universidad del Centro de Estudios Macroeconómicos de Argentina and Universidad de Buenos Aires).
The awarded papers will be posted on the award’s section and considered for publication in the BCRA’s academic journal, Ensayos Económicos (Economic Essays).
For enquiries about the award, send an email to premio.invest@bcra.gob.ar@bcra.gob.ar or call (011) 4348-3582.
