American Economic Association
| American Economic Association (AEA) |
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| Chair: | Olivier Blanchard |
| Establishment date: | 1885 |
| Number of members: | 18,000 |
| Seat : | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Website: | AEA website |
The American Economic Association (AEA) was founded in Saratoga , New York in 1885 by Richard T. Ely , Henry C. Adams, and Edwin RA Seligman . It was a US-American association of economists modeled after the Verein für Socialpolitik , but has developed into an international association over time. It is based in Nashville ( Tennessee ), USA .
The current chair is Olivier Blanchard (2018). Predecessors in recent years were Alvin E. Roth (2017), Robert J. Shiller (2016) and Richard H. Thaler (2016).
Importance of the AEA
With a little over 18,000 members (as of 2015), the AEA is one of the largest associations in economics. Although it is based in the USA, its members are extremely international. The most important goals are formulated in their founding statutes:
- Promotion of economic research
- Publication of scientific research
- Promotion of free economic discourse
The American Economic Review, published since 1911, is one of the most influential and high-profile publications in the world of economics.
The AEA also operates the EconLit literature database, which is important for economic research, and awards the John Bates Clark Medal, a prestigious research award .
history
The AEA was founded in Saratoga, New York , in 1885 by a small group of economically interested scientists . In February 1932, she moved to Washington, DC .
Publications
The AEA publishes seven journals on economic issues:
- The American Economic Review (AER) - since 1911
- The Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) - since 1969
- The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP) - since 1986
- The American Economic Journal: Applied Economics - since 2009
- The American Economic Journal: Economic Policy - since 2009
- The American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics - since 2009
- The American Economic Journal: Microeconomics - since 2009
Selection of previous presidents
There are many popular economists among the presidents of the American Economic Association . So far, 23 former presidents of the AEA have received the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics :
- Simon Kuznets
- Paul A. Samuelson
- Kenneth J. Arrow
- Wassily Leontief
- Tjalling C. Koopmans
- Milton Friedman
- Theodore W. Schultz
- W. Arthur Lewis
- Lawrence R. Klein
- James Tobin
- George J. Stigler
- Gérard Debreu
- Franco Modigliani
- Robert M. Solow
- Gary S. Becker
- Robert W. Fogel
- Robert E. Lucas, Jr.
- William Vickrey
- Amartya Sen
- Daniel McFadden
- George A. Akerlof
- Thomas C. Schelling
- Angus Deaton
Honors and awards from the AEA
The AEA awards various awards for achievements in research and services to the profession of economist. The following honors and awards are given regularly:
- John Bates Clark Medalists
- Distinguished Fellows
- Richard T. Ely Lecturers
- AEA / AFA Joint Luncheon Speakers
- Foreign Honorary Members
- Economist Nobel Laureates
- Francis A. Walker Medalists
- Annual Best Paper Awards (American Economic Journals)
literature
- Bernstein, Michael A .: A Brief History of the American Economic Association . In: American Journal of Economics and Sociology . tape 67 , no. 5 , 2008, p. 1007-1023 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1536-7150.2008.00608.x (English).
- Siegfried, John J .: Who Is a Member of the AEA? In: Journal of Economic Perspectives . tape 12 , no. 2 , 1998, p. 211–222 , doi : 10.1257 / jep.12.2.211 (English, aeaweb.org [PDF]).
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Officers of the American Economic Association 2015. aeaweb.org, accessed October 15, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d General Information. Retrieved October 31, 2015 .
- ↑ See the magazine ranking of the Tinbergen Institute ( Memento of October 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) from 2008.