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News & Notes

AEA in the News: The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 25, 2008

American Economic Association Plans 4 New Journals and When Economists Play the Market


David Autor (MIT) has been appointed to succeed Andrei Shleifer (Harvard) as editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives.  The editorial transition will occur in January 2009.


The results of the 2007 election for the 2008 AEA Executive Committee are:

For President-elect: Angus Deaton

For Vice-president (one-year term): Katharine Abraham, Maury Obstfeld

For Executive Committee member (three-year term): Susan Athey, Janice Eberly

The Bylaws Amendment to allow appointed officers terms to begin and end at dates other than the Annual Business Meeting in January passed.


Susan Athey

has been named the John Bates Clark Medalist for 2007


The American Economic Association is pleased to announce
the Distinguished Fellows for 2007:

Orley Ashenfelter
Lloyd Shapley
Oliver Williamson


Meeting Minutes

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