TOWARDS AN ECONOMICS OF AWARDS
奖项（如奖章、奖金、头衔）是普遍现象，满足社会认可需求并影响行为。本文回顾近年研究进展，指出评估奖项激励效果需分离其“授予最优者”的特性，为未来研究提供起点。
Abstract Awards are a widespread phenomenon. They cater to the fundamental desire for social recognition and serve as a valuable incentive to influence behaviour. The study of awards such as medals, prizes and titles has in recent years gained momentum in economics, complementing the longstanding focus on material incentives. To evaluate the effectiveness of awards as a motivator is difficult as the effect of awards must be separated from the fact that awards are meant to be given to the best. We show how research on awards has advanced over the last couple of years, thus providing points of departure for future work.