The award includes prize money of 30,000 Euros and is awarded biennially for outstanding scientific achievements in the area of research in legal and economic principles. The award is conferred at a joint ceremonial session of the Academy and the Commerzbank Foundation .
2021: Professor Dr. Luís Greco, LL.M.
2019: Professor Dr. Rainer Haselmann
2017: Professor Dr. Marietta Auer
2015: Professor Dr. Roman Inderst
2013: Professor Dr. Gerhard Wagner
2011: Professor Dr. Armin Falk
2009: Professor Dr. Weyma Lübbe
2008: Professor Dr. Armin von Bogdandy
2007: PD Dr. Christoph Halbig
2005: Professor Dr. Jens Beckert
2003: Professor Dr. Michael Germann
2001: Professor Dr. Klaus M. Schmidt