 He was chosen as the University of Copenhagen's "Teacher of the Year" (2007).He has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Royal Historical Society, a member of the Academia Europaea (the European academy of sciences), the Philadelphia Society and the Mont Pelerin Society, and has served as vice president of the latter.Kurrild-Klitgaard's research is primarily focused on comparative politics and political economy and to a smaller extent also political theory.