It brings us great pleasure to share that our own, Moritz Schularick, has been awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of 2022 by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The Leibniz Prize for Moritz Schularick honors his outstanding research achievements in the field of economics. This applies in particular to the reconnection of macroeconomics with economic history and its insights into the causes of financial crises and the historical development of the wealth distribution. He has provided a more fundamental understanding of crisis dynamics that can help anticipate and mitigate future financial crises. More recently, Schularick has focused on the causes of social inequality. Overall, his work has contributed significantly to a better understanding of current economic problems and is taken up in many economic and social policy debates.

Congratulations, Moritz!