The Martin Beckmann RSAI Annual Award

The Martin Beckmann RSAI Annual Award for the Best Paper in Papers in Regional Science

1. Goal
The Award recognizes annually a regional science scholar or scholars who have demonstrated innovation and excellence in Regional Science research through the publication of a paper of outstanding merit in Papers in Regional Science.

2. The Award

2.1 The award is established to recognize and honour the outstanding career and contribution of Professor Martin Beckmann, an internationally recognized regional scientist and economist of outstanding merit, and who is a foundation fellow of the RSAI.

2.2 The Award is made annually for the best paper published in the Issues comprising an annual Volume of Papers in Regional Science.

2.3 Normally no more that one paper may be selected from an annual Volume of Papers in Regional Science, but in exceptional circumstances two (2) papers may be selected for the Award.

2.3 A paper selected for the Award must demonstrate innovation and excellent in research in regional science.

2.4 The Award carries a cash prize of the equivalent of 500 pounds sterling.

3. Jury and Process for Recommending the Award

3.1 In the first quarter of each year, the three (3) Editors of Papers in Regional Science will convene in person and/or by email and /or by teleconference to review the papers published in the Volume of Papers in Regional Science in the previous year and choose a short list of up to five (5) papers which they deem as suitable for consideration for the Martin Beckmann Annual Award for the Best Paper in Papers in Regional Science.

3.2 The Editor-in Chief of Papers in Regional Science will then send the papers for appraisal to a Jury comprising the Editor-in Chief and three (3) Fellows of RSAI chosen by the Editor-in-Chief of Papers in Regional Science in consultation with the RSAI President.

3.3 The Jury will appraise and rank the papers during February that year, and in March a meeting of the Jury will be convened by the Editor-in Chief of papers in Regional Science (meeting in person and/or by email/teleconference) in March to select the paper or papers to receive the Award.

3.4 The Editor-in-Chief of Papers in Regional Science will inform the Executive Director of RSAI of the decision of the Jury, and the Executive Director of RSAI will inform the recipient(s) of the Award.

3.5 The Awardee(s) will be invited to attend one of the Supra-Regional (NARSC, ERSA, PRSCO) meetings or the RSAI World Congress to receive the Award.

Winner 2011

The 2011 Martin Beckmann Award for the best article published in 2010 in Papers in Regional Science is awarded to:

FREE ONLINE - Trade costs in empirical New Economic Geography
Maarten Bosker and Harry Garretsen
Volume 89, Issue 3, August 2010

Industrial agglomeration effects in Japan: Productive efficiency, market access, and public fiscal transfer
Akihiro Otsuka, Mika Goto and Toshiyuki Sueyoshi
Volume 89, Issue 4, November 2010

Previous winners

• 2010 Thomas Scherngell and Michael J. Barber
• 2009 Fabien Candau
• 2008 J. Paul Elhorst and Annette S. Zeilstra
• 2007 Bernie Fingleton and Enrique López-Bazo