Amartya Sen receives Spain’s top award in social sciences

• Spanish Prize Foundation announced that Indian economist and Nobel Laureate, Amartya Kumar Sen will be awarded Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award in the Social Sciences category.
• Amartya Sen, 87, was chosen among a pool of 41 candidates from 20 nations in the Social Sciences Award.
• The Award is represented by a Joan Miro sculpture & comprises a cash prize of 50,000 Euros, a diploma, and an insignia.

Princess of Asturias Award

• It is given for creative or research work in the field of economics, political science, sociology, law, history, linguistics, teaching, ethics, geography, philosophy, anthropology, demography, or psychology.