An investigation into age and gender discrimination in the Alberta auto insurance industry netted economics PhD student Andrew Paulley results he has written about extensively for a scholar of his age. The study has now resulted in an award. This summer, Paulley won the Progressive Economics Forum’s Student Essay Contest.

The PEF is composed of 200 progressive economists working in academia, the labour movement, and for activist research organizations. Their annual prize, which has both a graduate and undergraduate category, carries a purse of $1000. [Read more…]