Award for the best PEF Thesis The Ph.D. Programme in Economics and Finance established an annual award to distinguish an outstanding doctoral thesis that has made an original and promising contribution to research in the area of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. The prize, endowed with 3’000 CHF, is awarded once a year on the Graduation Day in fall for an excellent Ph.D. graduate. Year Award Winner Thesis Supvervisor 2017/2018 Margaret Davenport On the Determinants of International Capital Flows Prof. Dr. Guido Cozzi 2016/2017 Helge Liebert and Essays in Empirical Economics Prof. Dr. Michael Lechner Nina Karnaukh Essays on exchange rates, liquidity, and monetary policy Prof. Dr. Paul Söderlind 2015/2016 Stefan Legge Essays on the Distribution of Income, Attention, and Rewards Prof. Dr. Reto Föllmi