Zdenek Drabek has been recognized for his contributions to international economics and received a number of professional awards from different countries.
- Zdenek Drabek was awarded in January 2020 Golden Prize of Charles University for his contributions to economics and economic policy and to Charles University, Prague;
- Michael Montias Prize; Awarded in 2015 Michael Montias Prize ( together with J. Brada and J. Perez) for the best article in Journal of Comparative Economics during 2012-2014;
- Quotations; The most frequently quoted Czech economist during 1990’s ( Reviews under the American Social Science Association patronage)
- Honorary Doctor of Law (Schiller International University and American College of Switzerland). Honorary Professor at Shanghai Institute for Foreign Trade (China).
- Dr. Drabek’s activities as scholar and public policy expert have been supported by Ford Foundation, Pew Charitable Trust, Mellon Foundation, German Marshall Fund, Stanford Research Institute, the British Know-How Fund and the Charter 77 Foundation.
- Carnegie Fellow in 1970.
- Listed in “Who’s Who in Finance” (BARONS, USA), and in “International Who is Who of Professionals”. Award a “Highest Quality Rating” by ANBAR Electronic Intelligence in Citation of Excellence;
Public Compliments
Comment from professor Jaime de Melo, Emeritus professor, University of Geneva and a former Lead Economist at the World Bank “… As a young man and active sportsman, he was a Swiss champion in basketball (1972) and represented Czechoslovakia in inter-club matches. He was a captain of Cambridge and Oxford university basketball teams.
…and he played tennis with the great de Melo….”