Professor Annina Kaltenbrunner awarded Kurt Rothschild Prize
Professor Annina Kaltenbrunner has been awarded the Kurt Rothschild Prize by the SPÖ parliamentary group and the Karl Renner Institute for Economic Journalism.
Professor Kaltenbrunner, Professor of Global Economics at Leeds University Business School, was awarded the prize on 6th November at the Austrian Parliament. This year’s theme was “for a just and inclusive economic order” and Professor Kaltenbrunner was awarded the prize for her work on “international financial subordination”.
Professor Kaltenbrunner said: “In my research, I want to show that many obstacles to economic development in countries of the Global South are not primarily due to errors in national policy. Rather, they arise from the constraints imposed on these countries by an unjust, hierarchically structured global economic system. For economic policy, this means that what is needed above all are changes in the countries of the Global North and in the global economic system – and not just reforms in the Global South.
“I feel hugely honoured to receive this prize and the appreciation of my work. It shows the policy-relevance of pluralist economic research, that is sensitive to the structures and institutions that underpin economic outcomes.”
Eva-Maria Holzleitner, Federal Minister for Women, Science and Research and Chairwoman of the SPÖ Women's Organization, praised Annina Kaltenbrunner as "a scholar whose research sharpens our view of the bigger picture."
The Kurt Rothschild Prize was established in 2016 by the SPÖ parliamentary group and the Karl Renner Institute. It follows in the tradition of its namesake, the economist Kurt Rothschild. The prize recognises researchers for their economic journalism, which has garnered academic acclaim and stimulates public debate with innovative solutions to economic and social issues.
