The Paul Geroski Best Paper Award is awarded to the two best papers published in the International Journal of Industrial Organization each year. Papers are selected by the editorial board of the journal.

The award was established in 2007 and first rewarded in 2007 for papers published in the year 2006. The award is named after Professor Paul Geroski who served as co-Managing Editor of the IJIO from 1987-1992, who passed away in 2005.

2009 award winners

Lesley Chio
The timing of movie releases: Evidence from the home video industry
International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 26, Issue 5, September 2008, Pages 1059-1073

Robert C. Marshall, Leslie M. Marx, Matthew E. Raif
Cartel price announcements: The vitamins industry
International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 26, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 762-802

2008 award winners

Yi Deng
The effects of patent regime changes: A case study of the European patent office
International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 25, Issue 1, February 2007, Pages 121-138

Hal R. Varian
Position auctions
International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 25, Issue 6, December 2007, Pages 1163-1178

2007 award winners

Ahmed Khwaja, Frank Sloan, Martin Salm
Evidence on preferences and subjective beliefs of risk takers: The case of smokers
International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 24, Issue 4, July 2006, Pages 667-682

Helder Vasconcelos
Indogenous mergers in endogenous sunk cost industries
International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 24, Issue 2, March 2006, Pages 227-250