Richard Perlman Prize

The Perlman Prize is periodically given to an Economics student for an outstanding research paper in labor economics. There is no application form and recipients are chosen by Economics faculty members.

For more than three decades, Richard Perlman provided intellectual leadership, excellence in teaching and good humor to the Department of Economics. He served as Department Chair, wrote a leading textbook in labor economics, and published in the field’s best journals. As a fitting tribute, friends and students have established an annual prize for the outstanding paper in labor economics. This prize was first given in 1999.