April 13, 2020
Econometric Society Announces a Gold Open Access Option for Econometrica
The Econometric Society has always been in favor of the broadest possible dissemination of academic research. As you know, Quantitative Economics and Theoretical Economics have been open access journals since their inception. The Executive Committee agreed at its last meeting to move Econometrica to…March 31, 2020
The Econometric Society Announces Submission and Publication Fees For Its Three Journals
The Executive Committee of the Econometric Society has approved two modest fees associated with the submission and publication of papers in its three journals: Econometrica, Quantitative Economics and Theoretical Economics. The following fees will be implemented beginning Friday, May 1, 2020…March 3, 2020
Update: No Plans to Postpone or Cancel World Congress
Because of the global challenges presented by COVID-19, many members have been asking whether we plan to postpone or cancel this summer's World Congress in Milan scheduled for August 17-August 21, 2020. Rest assured, we have no plans to postpone or cancel at this time. We want…February 18, 2020
RSC Election Outcomes, 2020
We are pleased to report the election of the following members to their respective Regional Standing Committees. There were 599 members who voted in 2019 for the 2020 RSC. North America Steve Berry Europe and Other Areas Michele Tertilt Jean-Charles Rochet Latin…December 3, 2019
In Rememberance of Franklin M. Fisher
The Society reports with great sadness the passing of Franklin M. Fisher who served as the Society's President in 1979. Franklin M. Fisher, by James M. Poterba and Michael D. Whinston http://news.mit.edu/2019/franklin-fisher-professor-emeritus-economics-dies-84-0508November 23, 2019
2020 At-Large Members Elected to the Executive Committee
I am pleased to announce that Hélène Rey (London Business School) and Larry Samuelson (Yale University) have been elected as At-large members representing the Council of the Econometric Society on the Executive Committee effective January 1st, 2020. They succeed Whitney Newey (MIT) and…November 11, 2019
The Society Announces its 2019 Fellows
The Society is pleased to announce the election of 14 new Fellows of the Econometric Society. Alison Booth, Australian National University Francesco Caselli, London School of Economics Sylvain Chassang, New York University Jan Eeckhout, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Claudio Ferraz, Pontificia…November 11, 2019
The Society Announces the 2019 Election Results of its Officers and Council
The Econometric Society is pleased to announce the results of the 2019 Election of Officers and Council. Orazio Attanasio, Yale University, has been elected President. Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Yale University and the World Bank, has been elected First Vice-President. She will presumably become…October 14, 2019
Econometric Society Fellows Receive Nobel Prize in Economics
The Econometric Society would like to congratulate Abhijit Banerjee (MIT), Esther Duflo (MIT) and Michael Kremer (Harvard University), all three Fellows of the Econometric Society, for winning the Nobel Prize in economics today for their “experimental approach” to solving global poverty.…September 4, 2019
Society Journal Editors Plan to Address Increasing Paper Length
Statement from the editors of Econometrica, Quantitative Economics, and Theoretical Economics Published papers in many of the economics journals have gotten much longer over the years. The Econometric Society journals Econometrica, Theoretical Economics and Quantitative Economics, are no exception.…April 30, 2019
Pinelopi Goldberg Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Econometric Society Officer, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, was among 100 new members and 25 foreign associates elected today to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in science. Goldberg, currently chief economist of the World Bank Group,…April 19, 2019