Gabriele Ruoff winner of the 2009 SNIS Award

Her dissertation with the title "Growing rich and clean up later? Joint effects of International Integration and Democracy on Environmental Quality in Developing Countries" convinced the jury composed of professors stemming from six different academic disciplines.

The jury was unanimous in its decision and highlighted the extraordinary high quality of the scientific work dealing with a theme of great concrete relevance in today's debate between economic performance and environmental responsibility. The jury particularly lauded Dr. Ruoff's aptness to tackle the complex question with the appropriate academic quantitative tools while still translating the ensuing results into common language so that policy makers and the broader public can benefit from the insights generated.

The thesis 'Grow up and clean up later' can be downloaded from either the SNIS website or directly from the ETH.
Additional information on the work and current position of the Gabriele Ruoff can be found at the following address: http://www.ib.ethz.ch/people/gruoff .

The prize with a face value of 5000.- CHF will be officially handed over at a special SNIS event due to take place in early October this year. Please check back to the website for the final date and the detailed program.