Brussels, 14/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 12 March, Italian economist Luisa Corrado was awarded one of the five “Marie Curie Excellence Awards” for her work on whether wealth can bring happiness. The prize was awarded at the European presentation ceremony of awards for scientific research, which recognise excellent researchers who have participated in the EU's researcher exchange programme. Awards were also given recognising excellence in multinational research teams and in science communication. The winners were selected by three separate grand juries, one for each category, composed of leading figures from European and international science. They share an award fund of almost €2 million. For further details, see: http: //europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/ 160&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr. (O.L)