Econometric Society
The Econometric Society is an international group of economists who study economic problems using statistical methods. It is an independent organization, not tied to math or statistics societies. It was founded on December 29, 1930, at the Statler Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, with Irving Fisher as its first president.
As of 2014, about 700 fellows had been elected, and new fellows are chosen each year by the current fellows. 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 Society sponsors the economics journal Econometrica and publishes Theoretical Economics and Quantitative Economics. Its president serves a one-year term. Being elected as a Fellow is widely regarded as an honor in the economics profession. The Society also sponsors several annual awards, with the recipient delivering a lecture.
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