Urban Land Institute Prize
The winner of the Urban Land Institute Prize is selected by The Journal of Economic Geography Editors, Oxford University Press, and the Urban Land Institute. The prize is awarded annually to the author(s) of the best JOEG paper published online in the previous calendar year.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the prize, the paper should be on a topic related to a broadly defined urban agenda including:
- design and sustainability
- the relationship between cities
- space and innovation
- spatial analysis
- urban economics
- transport
- development
- land or real estate markets
Prize Details
The prize is £1,500, generously funded by the ULI. The prize-winning paper is decided by a committee comprising two members of the JOEG Advisory Board and one member nominated by the ULI. The prize will be awarded to the best JOEG paper published online in the previous year.
2018 Winner
Entrepreneurship, small businesses and economic growth in cities
Yong Suk Lee
2017 Winner
Does weak contract enforcement affect firm size? Evidence from the neighbour’s court
Silvia Giacomelli, and Carlo Menon
2016 Winner
The economic value of local social networks
Tom Kemeny, Southampton University and Maryann Feldman, Frank Ethridge, and Ted Zoller
2015 Winner
Cities and product variety: evidence from restaurants
Nathan Schiff
2014 Winner
Is the sky the limit? High-rise buildings and office rents
Hans R. A. Koster, Jos van Ommeren and Piet Rietveld
