September 19, 2024 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Economist Richard Langlois Awarded Economic History Association Prize for His Book

Langlois’s recent book, “The Corporation and the Twentieth Century: The History of American Business Enterprise”, was awarded the Alice Hanson Jones Prize

A photo of the book The Corporation and the Twentieth Century by Dick Langlois, professor and head of economics.

A photo of the book “The Corporation and the Twentieth Century: The History of American Business Enterprise” by Richard Langlois, professor and head of economics. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo).

Richard Langlois, department head and professor of economics, has won the Alice Hanson Jones Prize for his recent book “The Corporation and the Twentieth Century: The History of American Business Enterprise” (Princeton University Press, 2023).  

The prize is awarded every other year by the Economic History Association for an outstanding book on North American economic history. 

Langlois’ award was announced last week at the association’s annual meeting in Sacramento.  

“The Corporation and the Twentieth Century” was also a finalist for the George R. Terry Book Award from the Academy of Management.