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Economics

Hubbard Hall Directory

Student Awards

The Department of Economics gives out six prizes each spring: the Paul H. Douglas Prize, the Adam Smith Book Prize, the Noyes Political Economy Prize, the A. Myrick Freeman Prize, the Econometrics Prize and the Exemplary Service Award.

Paul H. Douglas Prize

This prize, awarded by the Department of Economics each spring in honor of Paul H. Douglas '13, a respected labor economist and United States Senator, recognizes a junior who shows outstanding promise in scholarship in economics (1999).

Biography of Paul Douglas by John Keohane

The Adam Smith Book Prize

This award recognizes juniors who demonstrate exceptional analytical skills and originality in the study of economy and society.

Noyes Political Economy Prize

This prize, established by Crosby Stuart Noyes, A.M. H1887, is awarded to the best scholar in political economy (1897). 

A. Myrick Freeman Prize

This prize, awarded by the Department of Economics each spring in honor of A. Myrick Freeman, leading environmental economist and Bowdoin faculty member from 1965-2000, recognizes senior majors who have demonstrated exceptional performance in their economics coursework (2011). 

Econometrics Prize

This prize is awarded to an outstanding scholar whose research advances economic knowledge through the use of econometrics (2022). 

Exemplary Service Award

This prize is awarded to a graduating senior or seniors whose exemplary service to the Economics Department has inspired student learning and contributed to the intellectual life of the department (2023).

  

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