The David N. Kershaw Award and Prize recognizes young professionals under the age of 40 who have made distinguished contributions to the field of public policy analysis and management. The award, which includes a cash prize, goes to early-career professionals whose contributions to research-based knowledge have advanced the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies.

Winners +List of Kershaw Award winnersYearRecipientInstitution2024Katherine MichelmoreUniversity of Michigan2023Elizabeth LinosHarvard University2022Abigail AikenUniversity of Texas at Austin2021Sanya CarleyIndiana University2020Kirabo JacksonNorthwestern University2018David DemingHarvard University2016Varun RaiUniversity of Texas at Austin2014Donald MoynihanUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison2012John M. MacDonaldUniversity of Pennsylvania2011Esther DufloMassachusetts Institute of Technology2008Brian JacobUniversity of Michigan2006Jens LudwigGeorgetown University2005Carolyn HeinrichUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison2003David CutlerHarvard University2001James HamiltonDuke University1999Jonathan CaulkinsCarnegie Mellon University1997Alan KruegerPrinceton University1995John DiIulioPrinceton University1993Rebecca BlankNorthwestern University1991Katherine SwartzUrban Institute1991Deborah FreundIndiana University1987David EllwoodHarvard University1985Lee FriedmanUniversity of California at Berkeley1983Joseph NewhouseRand Corporation

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