NABE Presents Abramson Awards, Scrolls

Recognizing authors of exceptional feature articles published in Business Economics, NABE conferred the 2007 Abramson Awards and Scrolls during the annual meeting in San Francisco.

This year’s winning articles were selected by the Editorial Board of Business Economics from those published between October 2006 and July 2007, according to BE Editor Bob Crow. The awards are given in honor of Adolph Abramson, the founder and first president of NABE, and are presented by the NABE Board of Directors.

Walter McManus, director of the Center for Automotive Studies, Ann Arbor, Mich., received the 2007 Abramson Award for his article “The Link Between Gasoline Prices and Vehicle Sales,” published in the January 2007 issue of Business Economics.

2007 Abramson Scrolls were awarded to three co-authors:  Matthew Higgins, economist and assistant vice president, development studies function, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Thomas Klitgaard, assistant vice president, international research function, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and Cédric Tille, senior economist, international research function, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for their article  “Borrowing Without Debt? Understanding the U.S. International Investment Position,” published in the January 2007 issue of Business Economics.

Two others were awarded Abram Scrolls:  Jonathan McCarthy, research officer, Macroeconomic and Monetary Studies Function, Research and Statistics Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Charles Steindel, senior vice president, Research and Market Analysis Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for their article  “Housing Activity and Consumer Spending,” published in the April 2007 issue of Business Economics.