Global Economy Prize 2022
The Global Economy Prize is awarded to pioneers of a cosmopolitan, economically liberal, and public-spirited society.
This year’s theme is: Location policy between state and market. It is now being awarded for the 17th time by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy together with its partners, the state capital Kiel and the Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Prize Winners
Dr. Dalia Grybauskaitė
Former President of the Republic of Lithuania, and former European Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget
The jury's reasoning:
“Dalia Grybauskaitė is an excellent budget politician, a resolute crisis manager, a responsible and far-sighted state president and a committed European. As an EU Commissioner, she was a driving force for reform of the EU budget. As President of the Republic of Lithuania, together with Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, she successfully steered Lithuania through the 2009 financial crisis by means of a strict austerity program and led her country into the euro zone by fulfilling the relevant stability criteria for many years. In matters of European integration, she has always insisted on strict compliance with agreed rules - especially with regard to budgetary and fiscal policy. Dalia Grybauskaitė pursued a clear course of opposition to Russia and successfully drew NATO's attention to its obligation to protect Lithuania.”
Official website Dalia Grybauskaitė https://grybauskaite.lrp.lt/en/
CV Dalia Grybauskaitė https://grybauskaite.lrp.lt/en/institution/president-dalia-grybauskaite/20797
Hans-Julius Ahlmann
Managing Partner of the ACO Group
The jury's reasoning:
"Hans-Julius Ahlmann is an outstanding entrepreneurial personality and a committed philanthropist. Through his foresight and entrepreneurial skills, he made the ACO Group a global player and the world market leader in drainage technology. By diversifying the product range, he increased the company's long-term resilience. Hans-Julius Ahlmann is also a great patron of art and culture. NordArt in Büdelsdorf, which he founded together with his wife, is one of the largest international and annually juried exhibitions of modern art in Europe."
Short biography Hans-Julius Ahlmann: https://www.aco.com/en/about-the-aco-group/family-enterprise/hans-julius-ahlmann
Website ACO Group: https://www.aco.com/en/
Prof. Ufuk Akcigit Ph.D.
University of Chicago
The jury's reasoning:
“Ufuk Akcigit is a rising star in economics, not only because of his impressing theoretical and empirical work, but also because he dares to present his research findings in such a way that they are accessible to a wider audience. He is a dedicated and highly successful teacher and a hard-working and creative data-miner. Ufuk Akcigit´s widely recognized research on economic growth, innovation and business dynamics has brought this research field of economics to new heights and has given him access to all the top economic journals himself.”
Personal website Ufuk Akcigit http://www.ufukakcigit.com/
