• Member Announcement
  • April 28, 2026

Annual Elections and Other Announcements

Date: April 28, 2026
To: Members of the American Economic Association
From: Peter L. Rousseau, Secretary-Treasurer

AEA Annual Elections

The Nominating Committee, consisting of Susan Athey (Chair), Amy Finkelstein, Linda Goldberg, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Judith Hellerstein, David Laibson, Kevin Lang, and Trevon Logan, submitted its nominations for vice presidents and elected members of the Executive Committee on April 3. The Electoral College, consisting of the Nominating Committee and the Executive Committee's voting members together, then selected the nominee for president-elect.

The 2026 slate of candidates for 2027 officers is:

President-elect
Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

Vice Presidents
John Y. Campbell
Stefano DellaVigna
Serena Ng
Matthew Shapiro

Executive Committee Members
Francisca M. Antman
Christopher (Kitt) Carpenter
Anusha Chari
Pete Klenow

Please watch for more information on the candidates. Balloting opens August 3, 2026.


Open Nominations for Coeditors and Editorial Board Members

The AEA editors are seeking nominations for coeditors and editorial board members. Nominations that diversify the current board and team of coeditors by drawing from a broader set of institutions, backgrounds, demographics, and geographic locations are especially welcome. For more details, visit https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/editorial-nominations. The deadline for nominations is May 31, 2026.


CTREE

The 15th annual AEA Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education (CTREE) will be held on May 27-29, 2026, at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. The conference is hosted by the AEA Committee on Economic Education. Plenary talks will be given by Peter Felten (Elon University) and Joseph Price (Brigham Young University). Early-bird registration rate ends today. A preliminary program, registration, and housing information for the conference are available at https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/committees/economic-education/ctree/2026.


Programs, Services, Resources, and More!

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