The Georgescu-Roegen Prize is awarded each year by the Southern Economic Association® for the best academic article published in the Southern Economic Journal. The prize consists of an engraved plaque and a monetary award. Recipients of the prize are chosen by a selection committee consisting of the Editor of the Southern Economic Journal and two Vice Presidents of the Southern Economic Association.
| 2020 | Are “Education Lotteries” Less Regressive? Evidence from Texas Southern Economic Journal, Volume 86, Issue 3, January 2020 Celeste K. Carruthers (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Kara D. Smith (Belmont University) |
| 2019 | An Analysis of Dynamic Price Discrimination in Airlines Southern Economic Journal, Volume 85, Issue 3, January 2019 Diego Escobari (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) Nicholas Rupp (East Carolina University) Joseph Meskey (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Award Announcement |
| 2018 | Ride‐Sharing, Fatal Crashes, and Crime Southern Economic Journal, Volume 84, Issue 4, April 2018 Angella Dills (Western Carolina University) Sean Mulholland (Western Carolina University) Award Announcement |
| 2017 | Does Regulation of Physicians Reduce Health Care Spending? Southern Economic Journal, Volume 83, Issue 4, April 2017 Scott Barkowski (Clemson University) Award announcement |
| 2016 | Tattoos, Employment, and Labor Market Earnings: Is There a Link in the Ink? Southern Economic, Journal, Volume 82, Issue 4, April 2016 Michael T. French (University of Miami) Johanna Catherine Maclean (Temple University) Philip K. Robins (University of Miami) Bisma Sayed (University of Miami) Leah Shiferaw (University of California, Berkeley) Award Announcement |
| 2015 | The Effects on Insurance Costs of Restricting Undocumented Immigrants’ Access to Driver Licenses Southern Economic, Journal, Volume 81, Issue 4, April 2015 Mauricio Caceres (Columbia University) Kenneth P. Jameson (University of Utah) Award Announcement |
| 2014 | On Input Market Frictions and Estimation of Factors’ Demand Southern Economic, Journal, Volume 80, Issue 3, April 2014 Arnaud Dupuy (CEPS/INSTEAD) Todd Sorensen (University of Nevada, Reno) Award Announcement |
| 2013 | Impact of Direct‐to‐Consumer Advertising on Pharmaceutical Prices and Demand Southern Economic, Journal, Volume 79, Issue 1, July 2012 Dhaval Dave (Bentley University) Henry Saffer (Kean University) Award Announcement |
| 2012 | Can Credence Advertising Effects Be Isolated? Can They Be Negative?: Evidence from Pharmaceuticals Southern Economic, Journal, Volume 78, Issue 1, July 2011 W. David Bradford (University of Georgia) Andrew N. Kleit (The Pennsylvania State University) Award Announcement |
| 2011 | The Effect of a Program‐Based Housing Move on Employment: HOPE VI in Atlanta Southern Economic, Journal, Volume 77, Issue 1, July 2010 Bulent Anil (University of Minnesota-Duluth) David L. Sjoquist (Georgia State University) Sally Wallace (Georgia State University) Award Announcement |
| 2010 | Minimum Wages and Poverty: Will a $9.50 Federal Minimum Wage Really Help the Working Poor? Southern Economic, Journal, Volume 76, Issue 3, January 2010 Joseph J. Sabia (American University) Richard V. Burkhauser (Cornell University) Award Announcement |
| 2009 | Youth Gangs as Pseudo-Governments: Implications for Violent Crime Southern Economic Journal, Volume 75, Issue 4, April 2009 Russell S. Sobel (West Virginia University) Brian J. Osoba (Central Connecticut State University) Award Announcement |
| 2008 | Will Competitive Bidding Decrease Medicare Prices? Southern Economic Journal, Volume 74, Issue 3, January 2008 Brett Katzman (Kennesaw State University) Kerry Anne McGeary (Drexel University); and Economic Incentives and Foster Care Placement Southern Economic Journal, Volume 74, Issue 1, July 2007 Brian Duncan (University of Colorado at Denver) Laura Argys (University of Colorado at Denver) |
| 2007 | A Mismatch Made in Heaven: A Hedonic Analysis of Overeducation and Undereducation Southern Economic Journal, Volume 73, Issue 4, April 2007 Daniel P. McMillen (University of Illinois at Chicago) Paul T. Seaman (University of Dundee) Larry D. Singell, Jr. (University of Oregon) |
| 2006 | Health-Specific Moral Hazard Effects Southern Economic Journal, Volume 72, Issue 1, July 2005 Çağatay Koç (University of Texas at Arlington) |
| 2005 | Parental Behavior and the Value of Children’s Health: A Health Production Approach Southern Economic Journal, Volume 71, Issue 4, April 2005 Mark Dickie (University of Central Florida) |
| 2004 | Cyclical Quality Adjustment in the Labor Market Southern Economic Journal, Volume 70, Issue 3, January 2004 Paul Devereux (University of California, Los Angeles) |
| 2003 | The Effect of Child Care Costs on the Employment and Welfare Recipiency of Single Mothers Southern Economic Journal, Volume 69, Issue 3, January 2003 Rachel Connelly (Bowdoin College) Jean Kimmel (Western Michigan University) |
| 2002 | Cross-Subsidization in Nursing Homes: Explaining Rate Differentials among Payer Types Southern Economic Journal, Volume 68, Issue 4, April 2002 Jennifer L. Troyer (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| 2001 | Trade Barriers and the Collapse of World Trade during the Great Depression Southern Economic Journal, Volume 67, Issue 4, April 2001 Jakob B. Madsen (Brunel University(U.K.)) |
| 2000 | International Trade and the Accumulation of Human Capital Southern Economic Journal, Volume 66, Issue 1, July 1999 Ann L. Owen (Hamilton College) |
| 1999 | Electoral Incentives, Public Policy, and the New Deal Realignment Southern Economic Journal, Volume 65, Issue 3, January 1999 Robert K. Fleck (Montana State University) |
| 1998 | Children as Income-Producing Assets: The Case of Teen Illegitimacy and Government Transfers Southern Economic Journal, Volume 64, Issue 4, April 1998 George R. Clarke (The World Bank) Robert P. Strauss (Carnegie Mellon University) |
| 1997 | What Price the Moral High Ground? Southern Economic Journal, Volume 63, Issue 1, July 1996 Robert H. Frank (Cornell University) |
| 1996 | Testing Theories of Real Government Size: U. S. Experience, 1959-89 Southern Economic Journal, Volume 62, Issue 3, January 1996 J. Stephen Ferris (Carleton University, Canada) Edwin G. West (Cornell University) |
| 1995 | Economies of Scale, Natural Monopoly, and Imperfect Competition in an Experimental Market Southern Economic Journal, Volume 61, Issue 2, October 1994 Charles R. Plott (California Institute of Technology) Alexandre Borges Sugiyama (California Institute of Technology) Gilad Elbaz (California Institute of Technology) |
| 1994 | Rates of Return on Corporate Investment Southern Economic Journal, Volume 60, Issue 2, October 1993 Dennis C. Mueller (University of Maryland) Elizabeth A. Reardon (Department of Justice) |
| 1993 | Pricing, Patent Loss and the Market for Pharmaceuticals Southern Economic Journal, Volume 59, Issue 2, October 1992 Richard G. Frank (Johns Hopkins University) David S. Salkever(Johns Hopkins University) |
| 1992 | The Distributive Model of Government: Evidence from the Confederate Constitution Southern Economic Journal, Volume 58, Issue 3, January 1992 Randall Holcombe (Florida State University) |
| 1991 | Rational Choice, Culture of Poverty, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Welfare Dependency Southern Economic Journal, Volume 57, Issue 4, April 1991 Mwangi S. Kimenyi (University of Connecticut) |