The Jacob Mincer Award is an economic award issued by the Society of Labour Economics (SOLE) honouring lifetime contributions to the field of labour economics. Initially named the "Career Achievement Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Labor Economics", the prize was first awarded to

Jacob Mincer Jacob Mincer (July 15, 1922 – August 20, 2006), was a father of modern labor economics. He was Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Economics and Social Relations at Columbia University for most of his active life. Biography Born in Tomaszó ...

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Gary Becker Gary Stanley Becker (; December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014) was an American economist who received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago, and was a leader of ...

in 2004, and was subsequently known as the "Mincer Award"". The award is to be presented annually, provided a suitable nominee is found, by a committee appointed by the society President and approved by the Executive Board. Three winners of the Jacob Mincer Award have also been awarded the

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ( sv, Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an economics award administered ...

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