Congratulations to Binta Zahra Diop, who has been awarded the 2024 Edgeworth prize for an outstanding DPhil thesis in Economics for her thesis titled "Public Interventions and Labor Allocation”.
Binta's research aims to understand migration and location choices of people under constraints, both positive (driven by central policy choices) and normative (from fairness principles). The award winning thesis examines the critical issue of resource allocation, focusing on how it impacts farmers' migration decisions and the optimisation of labour distribution in national healthcare systems. The study is divided into three pivotal chapters, each addressing a unique aspect of resource allocation.
Commenting on the award Binta said:
It is a great honor to receive the Edgeworth Prize and be among the great economists who have been recipients over the years. I am grateful for the incredible friends and family, wonderful cohort, and supportive mentors who have kept me sane and helped me thrive throughout the DPhil years.
Binta completed her DPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford in 2023. She held postdoctoral fellowships at the King Center, Stanford (2023-2024), and the Economic Growth Center, Yale (2024-2025). She is currently on track to join Boston College as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics starting in 2025.
