The Economic Journal recognises the contribution of exceptional referees with its annual Referee Prize. Referees are a central part of the academic peer review process. They help to ensure that published papers meet the high standard of quality that the Journal is aiming for, and they provide valuable feedback to authors in further improving their work.
The Economic Journal is delighted to honour the following 20 referees who went beyond the call of duty during 2025:
- Konrad Adler, University of St. Gallen
- Ashani Amarasinghe, University of Sydney
- Daniel Barron, Northwestern University
- Thomas Bourany, Columbia University
- Tobias Broer, Paris School of Economics
- Sofia Correa, University of Chile
- Davide Debortoli, Barcelona School of Economics
- Reyer Gerlagh, Tilburg University
- Marc Gurgand, Paris School of Economics
- Thomas Hintermaier, University of Bonn
- Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Utrecht University
- Lise Patureau, University Paris Dauphine
- Facundo Piguillem, EIEF
- Bernardo S.C. Ribeiro, EIEF
- Jean-Guillaume Sahuc, Banque de France
- Clara Santamaria, Sciences Po
- Dmytro Sergeyev, Bocconi University
- Michael Siegenthaler, ETH Zurich
- Akos Valentinyi, University of Manchester
- Philine Widmer, Paris School of Economics
The quality of their reports is outstanding and a great input to the decision and revision process. The Editors thank these referees for the service they have provided to authors and to the Journal.