Mark Blyth (Brown University), member of the International Advisory Board and former visiting professor at the Graduate School, has recently won the Hans-Matthöfer-Preis für Wirtschaftspublizistik 2014 for the German version of his bestselling book "Austerity. The History of a Dangerous Idea". The German version titled "Wie Europa sich kaputtspart – die gescheiterte Idee der Austeritätspolitik" was translated by GSNAS postdoc Boris Vormann. The prize for outstanding scholarship on current socio-economic challenges carries a value of 10,000 Euros. Further nominees included Thomas Piketty and Marcel Fratzscher. The ceremony will take place in February 2015.