2021 Regional Standing Committee Election Results Released

Submitted by Econometric_Society on Tue, 2021-11-16 14:04
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

We are pleased to announce the following members have been elected to their respective Regional Standing Committee.

Africa:               Steven Koch and Ismael Mourifie
Australasia:      Heather Anderson and Lata Gangadharan
Europe:             Antonio Cabrales and Barbara Rossi
Latin America:  Paula Jaramillo and Cristine Pinto

Asia and North America did not have any open RSC seats in this election.

 

Econometrica Articles by 2021 Nobel Laureates Joshua D. Angrist, David Card, and Guido W. Imbens Freely Accessible for a Limited Time

Submitted by [email protected] on Wed, 2021-10-27 11:45
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The Econometric Society is pleased to announce that the following Econometrica articles by 2021 Nobel Laureates ES Fellow Joshua Angrist, ES Fellow and former coeditor of Econometrica, David Card, and ES Fellow and current Editor-in-Chief of Econometrica, Guido W. Imbens are freely accessible for a limited time.
 

Congratulations to Joshua Angrist, David Card, and Guido Imbens -- This Year's Nobel Prize Winners in Economic Sciences

Submitted by Econometric_Society on Mon, 2021-10-11 09:35
Monday, October 11, 2021

The Econometric Society (ES) congratulates this year’s Nobel Prize winners, ES Fellow Joshua Angrist, ES Fellow and former coeditor of Econometrica, David Card, and ES Fellow and current Editor-in-Chief of Econometrica, Guido Imbens.

Congratulations to our 2021 Fellows

Submitted by Econometric_Society on Wed, 2021-09-22 08:49
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The Society is pleased to announce the election of 51 new Fellows of the Econometric Society.

Jaap Abbring, Tilburg University

Chunrong Ai, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Ufuk Akcigit, University of Chicago

Simon Board, University of California, Los Angeles

Antonio Cabrales, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid

Arnaud Costinot, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Peter Cramton, University of Cologne and University of Maryland (Emeritus)

2021 SUMMER MEETINGS AND SCHOOLS NEWS

Submitted by Econometric_Society on Mon, 2021-09-13 15:19
Monday, September 13, 2021

ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY NEWS: 2021 SUMMER MEETINGS AND SCHOOLS 

As our second challenging summer comes to a close, we are proud to report that between May 25, 2021 and August 27, 2021, the Econometric Society hosted six virtual meetings (one of which was hybrid), and three virtual schools (two of which were hybrid), reaching five continents and more than 3,000 total participants. We are also pleased to note that despite COVID, we saw record participation numbers for the majority of our regional meetings and schools. 

Tribute to former President Hugo F. Sonnenschein by Andreu Mas-Colell

Submitted by Econometric_Society on Fri, 2021-08-06 10:51
Friday, August 6, 2021

It is with sorrow and great respect that I announce the passing of former Econometric Society President Hugo F. Sonnenschein. A remembrance has been prepared by past president Andreu Mas-Colell and posted here and on the Econometric Society web site. 

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
President

Congratulations to the Organizers of the 2021 African Meetings of the Econometric Society

Submitted by Econometric_Society on Thu, 2021-06-10 16:55
Thursday, June 10, 2021

We want to congratulate the organizers of the 2021 African Meetings for arranging such a successful event, including hosting the Society’s first hybrid meeting. Thank you to our host institution, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée (ENSEA), Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, program chairs Prosper Dovonon (Concordia University) and Ismael Mourifié (University of Toronto) and the full

2021 "Best Paper Prize" Awarded

Submitted by Econometric_Society on Thu, 2021-04-15 14:14
Thursday, April 15, 2021

We are pleased to announce the following paper has been awarded the 2021 "Best Paper Prize" by the award committee:

"Labor market sorting and health insurance system design" by Naoki Aizawa, Quantitative Economics, Volume 10, Issue 4 (November 2019).

The “Best Paper” prize alternates yearly between Quantitative Economics and Theoretical Economics. The single paper winner is selected from all papers published in the corresponding journal during the previous two years by an external committee appointed by the President of the Society.