Luis Toharia Grants

His research always focused on very relevant and socially concerned issues, marked by his scrupulous and thorough treatment of data. His most important contribution is probably his work related to the measurement of employment and unemployment. He also contributed to the improvement of labour statistics in Spain and, therefore, of the datasets used nowadays by researchers. He left his imprint on many other areas, as well, and his work influenced the development of social and labour market policies. With his well-known extraordinary academic generosity, he trained several generations of labour economists and contributed to open spaces for discussion. He immersed himself in the creation of an academic congress/conference focused on labour economics called the Jornadas de Economía Laboral (abbreviated JEL in Spanish) in 1995 and the creation of the Spanish Association of Labour Economists (Asociación Española de Economía del Trabajo, abbreviated AEET) in 2005. His intellectual honesty, his friendly teaching, and his generosity make him a key figure and a crucial reference for future generations of labour market researchers in Spain.

With the aim of honouring our friend and teacher, Luis, for his interest in and devotion to incorporating our youngest colleagues in the Jornadas de Economía Laboral, the AEET launched a set of grants in 2013 designed particularly to support the participation of budding scholars in the conference / congress.

In 2024, there will be four grants for young labour economics researchers who participate in the XVI Jornadas de Economía Laboral. These grants award a prize of 250€ and the exemption of the conference registration fees.

Eligibility:

Applicants must take part in the XVI Jornadas de Economía Laboral and either be pursuing a PhD at the moment of the submission or have defended their PhD no more than two years earlier. It is not necessary to be a member of the AEET to apply for Lluis Toharia Grants.

Criteria:

The AEET executive board will appoint a grant committee, which will evaluate the applications before June 21st, 2024, according to the following criteria:

• Relevance of the applicant’s paper to the field of labour economics.
• Methodological and scientific quality of the paper.
• Selection priority for young scholars who are pursuing their PhD.
• Selection priority also for applicants who have never been awarded a Luis Toharia Grant.
• The grant committee may leave the grants vacant. The decisions taken by the grant committee are not subject to appeal.

Documentation:

Applicants must fill in the on-line form before May 17th, 2024 and attach the following documents:

• The paper accepted by the Scientific Committee for presentation at the XVI JEL (a single file in either .doc or .pdf format).
• A scanned/digital copy of their personal ID / passport.
• A brief CV (maximum one page).
• A copy of the bank transfer/credit card receipt proving that the applicant is has registered for the XVI JEL.
• A document stating that the applicant is pursuing a PhD or defended their PhD no more than two years ago.

The application form, together with the rest of the documents, must be sent to e-mail address aeetrabajo@gmail.com, with “Luis Toharia Grants” in the subject line.

The award ceremony of the 6th edition of the Luis Toharia Grants will take place during the Gala Dinner of the XVI JEL along with the XII Lluis Fina Prize Award Ceremony. The grants will be disbursed once the awardees have presented of a copy of their certificate of attendance and their paper, together with proof of traveling and accommodation expenses (copies of tickets or invoices). This information must be sent to the AEET’s e-mail address (aeetrabajo@gmail.com) with “Luis Toharia Grants” in the subject line.