The Econometric SocietyThe Econometric Society is Pleased to Announce the Election of 22 New Fellows
Thursday, November 8, 2018
The Society is pleased to announce the election of 22 new Fellows of the Econometric Society.
ES World Congress 2020 Announced
Thursday, October 25, 2018
We are pleased to announce that the next World Congress of the Econometric Society will take place at Bocconi University in Milan (Italy) on August 17-21, 2020. The Programme Chairs are Victor Chernozhukov (MIT), Johannes Hörner (Yale) and Eliana La Ferrara (Bocconi) and the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee is Massimiliano Marcellino.
Econometric Society Fellows Receive 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics
Monday, October 8, 2018
The Econometric Society would like to congratulate William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer, both Fellows of the Econometric Society, for being awarded the Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2018. Prof. Nordhaus (Yale University), elected Fellow of the Society in 1984, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis. Prof.
In Remembrance of James Mirrlees
Friday, September 14, 2018
The Society reports with great sadness the passing of James Mirrlees, Nobel Prize winner in 1996, who served as its President in 1982.
James Mirrlees (1936-2018), by John Vickers, University of Oxford
http://www.jamesamirrlees.com/obituaries
Econometrica Author Receives the 2018 Rolf Nevalinna Prize
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
The Econometric Society is pleased to report that Professor Costis Daskalakis, a member of the Society, has been awarded the 2018 Rolf Nevalinna Prize. The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions on the mathematical aspects of informational sciences. Among his contributions acknowledged by the prize is his 2017 Econometrica paper, “Strong Duality for a Multiple Good Monopolist” (with Alan Deckelbaum and Christos Tzamos).
The Econometric Society Thanks EVP Bernard Salanié and Welcomes New EVP Enrique Sentana
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Dear Members of the Econometric Society,
The transition of the Society’s Executive Vice President formally took place May 1, 2018 when Bernard Salanié (Columbia University) stepped down after five years of distinguished leadership and Enrique Sentana (CEMFI, Madrid) took his place.
2018 Frisch Medal Awarded
Thursday, May 24, 2018
The Econometric Society is pleased to announce that the 2018 Frisch Medal selection committee of Torsten Persson, Dave Donaldson and Igal Hendel has awarded this year’s Frisch Medal of the Econometric Society to Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Stephen Redding, Daniel Sturm, and Nikolaus Wolf for their paper, "The Economics of Density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall”, (Econometrica, Vol. 83, No. 6, November 2015, 2127–2189)
2017 Best Paper Awards
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Quantitative Economics and Theoretical Economics Best Paper Awards
The Econometric Society congratulates the 2017 winners of the "Best Paper Prize" for its two journals Quantitative Economics and Theoretical Economics. These awards highlight the best paper published in each of the journals in the areas of quantitative economics and economic theory. The journals' Editors and Co-Editors select a list of nominees, from which the Associate Editors elect the winning paper.
Econometric Society Welcomes a New General Manager
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
The Society welcomes Lyn Hogan as its new General Manager. It thanks her predecessor Claire Sashi for her work in ensuring the smooth functioning of our many activities and it wishes her the best in her future endeavors.
Lyn can be reached at [email protected] and her office will be housed at the Cowles Foundation, Yale University.
Newly Elected Executive Vice-President of the Society
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
I am pleased to announce that Enrique Sentana (CEMFI, Madrid) was elected by the Fellows to succeed Bernard Salanié (Columbia University) as Executive Vice-President of the Society. In this capacity, he will serve as both Secretary and Treasurer of the Society. He will take over on May 1st, 2018.