Agarwal Book Prize

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The Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize was established by Bina Agarwal (IAFFE’s first President from the Global South) to honor her late parents, who, throughout their lives and with great generosity, supported young women to pursue their dreams of higher education and chart out a path of intellectual excellence. The Prize is a testament to the enduring legacy of Bina's parents and their commitment to promoting gender equality in the global economy. The Agarwal Book Prize acknowledges books that showcase original avenues in theory, methodology, empirical analysis, and policy with regard to any facet of gender and the economy, across any geographical region.

 

Congratulations to the 2025 Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize Winner! 

We are very pleased to announce that Ayse Arslan’s book Women’s Productive and Reproductive Labour: Class and Gender Inequalities in Turkey (Routledge Studies in Gender and Economics, 2024) has won the 2025 Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize.  Congratulations to Dr. Arslan!

 

Dr. Arslan will present her work at IAFFE’s 33rd Annual Conference being held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

 

The 2025 Prize Committee was constituted by:

 

  • Maria S. Floro, Professor Emerita of Economics, American University (Chair)

  • Uma Rani, Senior Economist, International Labour Organization

  • Hema Swaminathan, Senior Gender Economist, Asian Development Bank

We warmly commend Dr. Ayse Arslan for her outstanding book. We also extend our thanks to the jury for their generous time and thoughtful deliberations, and to the publishers and authors who submitted their books for consideration!

 

 

2023 Agarwal Book Prize

Joanna Rostek was awarded the Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize for her book Women’s Economic Thought in the Romantic Age. The Book Prize Committee was very impressed by Rostek's work as it offers a groundbreaking analysis and effectively incorporates women's perspectives into the history of economic thought. Read the full citation here.

Watch the Book Prize recording from the 2023 IAFFE Annual Conference 

Prize Committee | Carmen Diana Deere, Maria “Sergy” Floro, and Jane Humphries

Past winners