CSQIEP Award for Outstanding Research Paper in LGBTQ+ Economics

2025 Award Recipients

Donn Feir, one of the winning co-authors, accepts the award from CSQIEP Co-Chair Tatiana Homonoff

The CSQIEP Award for Outstanding Research Paper in LGBTQ+ Economics was presented to
Christopher S. Carpenter of Vanderbilt University, Donn Feir of University of Victoria,
Krishna Pendakur of Simon Fraser University, and Casey Warman of Dalhousie University,
for the paper "Nonbinary and Transgender Identities and Earnings: Evidence from a National Census" 

Previous Award Winners

2024 – Marcus Dillender [link to paper]
2023 – Travis Campbell and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers [link to paper]
2022 – Ian Burn and Mike Martell [Link to paper]
2021 – Karinna Saxby [Link to paper]

CSQIEP Award for Outstanding Research Paper in LGBTQ+ Economics: Call for Papers

The American Economic Association’s Committee on the Status of LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Economics Profession (CSQIEP) is accepting nominations for the best economics research paper in LGBTQ+ Economics published or forthcoming in 2024 or 2025.

CSQIEP is committed to building an economics profession that is open to all, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, family status, or disability and believes that a diverse profession encourages the highest quality scholarship.

The award recipients will be announced yearly at the ASSA Annual Meeting.

Eligibility:
We invite papers on topics especially relevant to or about LGBTQ+ populations that are published (or forthcoming) in 2024 or 2025. The nominated paper must be published (or forthcoming) in a peer reviewed journal, or if in the format of a book, a recognized academic press. The nominated paper must use or innovate on methodologies recognized by the economics discipline. Self-nominations by the authors are more than welcome.

Nomination guidelines:
The deadline for nomination is October 31. All nominations should be made to the email address csqiep.data@gmail.com. Please clearly indicate the paper being nominated, as well as the authors, and the date and location of publication; also submit a pdf attachment of the nominated article in your email nomination.