The Nakahara Prize (中原賞) is an annual award given by the Japanese Economic Association to Japanese economists under the age of 45 whose work has gained international recognition. The prize was created in 1995, and named after its sponsor Nobuyuki Nakahara. The aim of the prize is honoring and encouraging young (under 45 years) economists to publish internationally well-recognized papers and books. In 2016, Sagiri Kitao became the first woman awarded the prize.
| Year | Recipients | University | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | University of Tokyo | ||
| 1996 | Northwestern University | ||
| 1997 | London School of Economics | ||
| 1998 | University of Tokyo | ||
| 1999 | Kyoto University | ||
| 2000 | University of Tokyo | ||
| 2001 | Osaka University | ||
| 2002 | University of Tokyo | ||
| 2003 | Hitotsubashi University | ||
| 2004 | University of Tokyo | ||
| 2005 | University of California, San Diego | ||
| 2006 | Yale University | ||
| 2007 | University of Tokyo | ||
| 2008 | Kyoto University | ||
| 2009 | Boston College | ||
| 2010 | Kobe University | ||
| 2011 | North Carolina State University | ||
| 2012 | Vanderbilt University | ||
| 2013 | University of Tokyo | ||
| 2014 | University of Tokyo | ||
| 2015 | University of Arizona | ||
| 2016 | University of Tokyo | ||
| 2017 | University of British Columbia | ||
| 2018 | University of Virginia | ||
| 2019 | University of Glasgow | ||
| 2020 | Seoul National University | ||
| 2021 | University of Tokyo |