Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize

Richard Musgrave (*1910 †2007) on his 90th birthday

The IIPF created the "Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize" in 2003 to honor and encourage younger scholars whose work meets the high standards of scientific quality, creativity and relevance that has been a mark of the Musgraves’ contribution to public finance.

It is awarded annually, on the advice of the Chair of the Scientific Committee, to the author(s) of the best paper presented at the Congress. Authors need to be under 40 years old. In the case of co-authored papers all authors need to be under 40. Age is measured as of the ending day of the Congress, when the prize is awarded.

Authors who wish to be considered for the "Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize" should indicate this when submitting their papers for presentation at the Congress.

The 2011 Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize has been awarded to David R. Agrawal (University of Michigan, USA)
for his paper "The Tax Gradient: Do Local Sales Taxes Reduce Tax Differentials at State Borders?"

 

 

 

 

 

Previous Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize Laureates

Year	Author(s)	Title of Paper
2010	Niels Johannesen	Tax Evasion and Swiss Bank Deposits
2009	Christian Leßmann and Gunther Markwardt	Aid, Growth and Devolution
2008	Mikael Elinder, Henrik Jordahl & Panu Poutvaara	Selfish and Prospective: Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting
2007	Ruud A. de Mooij & Gaëtan Nicodème	Corporate Tax Policy and Incorporation in the EU
2006	Johannes Rincke	Yardstick Competition and Public Sector Innovation
2005	Arnaud Dellis	Blame-Game Politics in a Coalition Government
	Michael Evers	Federal Fiscal Transfers in Monetary Unions: NOEM Approach
2004	Matz Dahlberg and Karin Edmark	Is There a "Race-to-the-Bottom" in the Setting of Welfare Benefit Levels? Evidence from a Policy Intervention
2003	Wojciech Kopczuk	Tax Bases, Tax Rates and the Elasticity of Reported Income