MPhil student David R. Salmon wins prestigious journal prize
Congratulations to our MPhil student David R. Salmon, who has been awarded the prestigious Harry Hodson Prize by the journal The Round Table.
David won the award for his essay, ‘Arthur Lewis Revisited: Economic Development with a Limited Supply of Labour’, which will be published in the journal in due course.
David is Jamaica’s 2023 Rhodes Scholar. At ODID, his research examines the evolution of export sectors in emerging economies. He previously took an MPhil in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge after receiving the HRH Prince of Wales Scholarship for Small Island Developing States. As an undergraduate he attended the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, where he did a BSc in Public Policy and Management. His research interests focus on public sector reform, industrial policy, and the economic transformation of emerging markets.
Founded in 1910, The Round Table is the oldest English-language international affairs journal, and provides analysis and commentary on all aspects of international affairs. The journal is the major source for coverage of policy issues concerning the contemporary Commonwealth and its role in international affairs, with occasional articles on themes of historical interest. The Hodson Prize, which is named after Harry Hodson, a former editor of the journal, is awarded annually for an essay on any aspect of the Commonwealth, by someone under the age of 30 at the time of submission. It carries a cash prize and a guarantee of publication of the essay in the Round Table journal. David is the first student from the Caribbean and the first Rhodes Scholar to win the prize.