May 22, 2020
Virtual World Congress Registration is Now Open
The Econometric Society and Bocconi University 2020 Virtual World Congress Registration is Now Open To register, please click here. (If you do not already have a Conference Maker account, please follow the instructions after clicking on the link to create an account and then register.)Included in the registration fee: Password-protected access to all live sessions, including five plenary lectures, ten parallel invited sessions and five policy sessions;…
April 29, 2020
Announcing the Society's First Virtual World Congress in Partnership with Bocconi University
We are thrilled to announce, in partnership with Bocconi University, the first ever virtual World Congress. Over the past few weeks, the Econometric Society and Bocconi University have been working very hard to make the virtual version of the World Congress a success. Of course, we were all excited to enjoy Bocconi…April 16, 2020
The Society Postpones Implementation of Publication and Submission Fees
In view of the difficult circumstances surrounding COIVID 19 and the financial impact it has had on so many, the Executive Committee of the Society decided yesterday to postpone the collection of submission and publication fees until September 1, 2020.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 a hybrid journal…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 for all original papers submitted after this date: a submission fee of…
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 to let you know that the World Congress…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 America
Matias Cattaneo
Cecilia Machado
Asia
Yuichi…
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 Rafael Repullo…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 President in 2021.
Guido Tabellini, Bocconi University, has been elected Second Vice-President. He will presumably become First Vice-President…
October 14, 2019
