In Remembrance of James Mirrlees

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

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…

The Econometric Society Thanks EVP Bernard Salanié and Welcomes New EVP Enrique Sentana

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. 

I would…

2018 Frisch Medal Awarded

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…

2017 Best Paper Awards

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…

Econometric Society Welcomes a New General Manager

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 lhogan@econometricsociety.org and her office will be housed at…

Newly Elected Executive Vice-President of the Society

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. I am very grateful to him for…

Society Offices Relocate to the Cowles Foundation

The Society has just completed the relocation of its office from New York University to the Cowles Foundation. We gratefully acknowledge NYU for hosting our office since 2005.   The office address will now be:   Econometric Society Cowles Foundation Yale University 30 Hillhouse Avenue New Haven, CT…

2017 Election of Fellows

We are pleased to announce the election of 20 new Fellows of the Econometric Society.

Elchanan Ben-Porath, Hebrew University

Mark Bils, University of Rochester

Stéphane Bonhomme, University of Chicago

David Donaldson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Juan Dubra, Universidad de Montevideo

Robert C. Feenstra, University of California, Davis

Sergio Firpo, Instituto…

2017 Election of Officers and Council

We are pleased to announce the results of the 2017 Election of Officers and Council. Timothy Besley, London School of Economics, has been elected President. Stephen Morris, Princeton University, has been elected First Vice-President. Orazio Attanasio, University College London and Institute for Fiscal…

In Remembrance of Kenneth Arrow

Tributes in remembrance of Kenneth Arrow have been posted .

Kenneth J. Arrow, Elected 1951, President 1956 Kenneth Arrow's Contributions to Social Choice Theory by Eric Maskin Kenneth Arrow's Contributions to General Equilibrium by John Geanakoplos Kenneth Arrow's Work on Coping with Risk and…

2017 Econometric Society European Meeting Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the ESEM Award 2017 at the 70th European Meeting of the Econometric Society. In recognition of the two best papers in applied economics presented by young researchers.

"Dynamics in Gun Ownership and Crime - Evidence from the Aftermath of Sandy Hook" Presented by: David…