Summary
The Econometric Society is an international society of academic economists interested in applying statistical tools in the practice of econometrics. It is an independent organization with no connections to societies of professional mathematicians or statisticians.
It was founded on December 29, 1930, at the Statler Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. Its first president was Irving Fisher.[1]
As of 2014, there are about 700 Elected Fellows of the Econometric Society, making it one of the most prevalent research affiliations.[2] New fellows are elected each year by the current fellows.[3]
The sixteen founding members were Ragnar Frisch, Charles F. Roos, Joseph A. Schumpeter, Harold Hotelling, Henry Schultz, Karl Menger, Edwin B. Wilson, Frederick C. Mills, William F. Ogburn, J. Harvey Rogers, Malcolm C. Rorty, Carl Snyder, Walter A. Shewhart, Øystein Ore, Ingvar Wedervang and Norbert Wiener.
The Econometric Society sponsors the Economics academic journal Econometrica and publishes the journals Theoretical Economics and Quantitative Economics.[4]
Officers edit
The Econometric Society is led by a president, who serves a one-year term. Election as a Fellow of the Econometric Society is considered by much of the economics profession to be an honor.[3]
Honorary lectures edit
The Econometric Society sponsors several annual awards, in which the honored member delivers a lecture:
- Frisch Medal
- Walras–Bowley Lecture
- Fisher–Schultz Lecture
- Jacob Marschak Lecture
References edit
- ^ Bjerkholt, Olav (June 2017). "On the Founding of the Econometric Society". Journal of the History of Economic Thought. 39 (2): 175–198. doi:10.1017/S105383721600002X. ISSN 1053-8372.
- ^ List of Fellows of the Econometric Society
- ^ a b Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Schmidt, Peter (2003). "The Determinants of Econometric Society Fellows Elections". Econometrica. 71 (1). The Econometric Society: 399–407. doi:10.1111/1468-0262.00406. ISSN 0012-9682. JSTOR 3082057.
- ^ "Home". www.econometricsociety.org. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
External links edit
- Official website