American Economic Association
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The American Economic Association, or AEA, is the oldest and most important professional organization in the field of economics. It was established in 1885 by religious and social reformer Richard T. Ely and others who had been trained in Germany under Gustav Schmoller and other members of the "younger" German Historical School, as an association of "economists who repudiate laissez-faire as a scientific doctrine." The constitution of the AEA still contains references to the "positive role of the church, the state and science in the solution of social problems by the 'development of legislative policy'". [1] Its current president is Daniel McFadden of the University of California, Berkeley.
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The AEA publishes three economics journals: the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, and the Journal of Economic Perspectives. It also publishes EconLit, which is a database of economics articles from many different sources.
The AEA holds an annual meeting at which members present papers. It is also an important event in the economics job market, because universities looking to hire new faculty members will often interview candidates at that time.
The AEA awards the John Bates Clark Medal every two years. The most recent winner is Daron Acemoglu.
