Birgit Grodal

Birgit Grodal (24 June 1943 - 4 May 2004), was an economics professor at the University of Copenhagen from 1968 until her death in 2004.

Early life Birgit Grodal was born on 24 June 1943 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She grew up in Frederiksberg. She was the middle child having both a younger and an older brother. Grodal was interested in mathematics from a young age and used to fill the pages of her psalm book with equations. won a gold medal, something which was used to support young scholars in the old Danish academic system.

Research Birgit Grodal worked on micro-economic theory, mathematical economics, and general equilibrium theory. and Existence of Approximate Cores with Incomplete Preferences published in Econometrica in 1976.

The Birgit Grodal Award The Birgit Grodal Award is bestowed bi-annually (even years) in her memory, the winner receives €10,000. Danmarks Nationalbank agreed to sponsor the first three awards.

The recipients of the Birgit Grodal Award are: 2012: Hélène Rey 2014: Rachel Griffith 2016: Lucrezia Reichlin 2018: Ekaterina Zhuravskaya 2020: Eliana La Ferrara 2022: Silvana Tenreyro 2024: Michèle Tertilt