CONGRATULATIONS
Dr. Roman Sheremeta
On Being Awarded the 2018 Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize
The Chairman, Directors, and Officers of the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics take pleasure in announcing Dr. Roman Sheremeta, Department of Economics, Case Western Reserve University, as the 2018 recipient of the Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize.
Named after Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith, and made possible through the generosity of the Rasmuson Foundation and other contributors, the Smith Prize seeks to inspire early-career scholars to emulate Dr. Smith’s joyous zeal for scientific discovery. Set this year at $50,000, the Smith Prize is a “budding genius” award that recipients may use flexibly to advance social science in whatever manner they choose.
To many, Vernon L. Smith’s career epitomizes success as a social scientist. That career bespeaks commitment to exploring theoretical foundations in economics, social science, and science generally; quantifiable impacts in transforming economics into an experimental and more empirical discipline; collegiality in funding, mentoring, and collaborating with fellow scholars; and curiosity in looking beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries in search of truth. The Smith Prize hopes to inspire recipients, early in their careers, to set lofty goals for themselves as social-science theorists, practitioners, colleagues, mentors, and truth seekers.
Dr. Sheremeta’s prolific, highly influential scholarship has marked him as an exceptional early-career scholar. His research into behavior in contests and tournaments has broad application to commercial promotions, sports management, research and development, patent races, military strategy, and political campaigns. As other social scientists have followed Dr. Sheremeta’s pioneering work, studies of tournaments and contests have become a mainstream topic within the field of experimental economics.
The “joy of winning” is among many aspects of social behavior that Dr. Sheremeta has rigorously studied. The International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics takes joy in congratulating Dr. Sheremeta and looks forward to following his career in the years to come.
Robert R. Gasaway
Chairman
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