European Economic Association

Short description: Learned society for economists

European Economic Association

Formation| 1986
Legal status| Learned society in economics
Purpose| Contribute to the development and application of economics as a science in Europe[1]
Headquarters| Tessenderlo, Belgium

Region served

| Europe

Members

| 4,200[2]

President

| Maristella Botticini

Main organ

| Executive Committee[3]
Website| www.eeassoc.org

The European Economic Association (EEA) is a professional academic body which links European economists. It was founded in the mid-1980s. Its first annual congress was in 1986 in Vienna and its first president was Jacques Drèze.[4] The current president is Maristella Botticini.[5] The Association currently has around 4000 members. Its objectives are:

> ". . . to contribute to the development and application of economics as a science in Europe; to improve communication and exchange between teachers, researchers and students in economics in the different European countries; and to develop and sponsor co-operation between teaching institutions of university level and research institutions in Europe "[6]

It publishes the Journal of the European Economic Association.[7][8] In August of each year the Association, in collaboration with the Econometric Society organises a congress in a European city.[9][10] The congress attracts around 1500 participants.

## References

1. ↑ "Code of Professional Conduct". https://www.eeassoc.org/code-professional-conduct.
2. ↑ "EEA History". https://www.eeassoc.org/history.
3. ↑ "EEA Officers". https://www.eeassoc.org/governance/executive-committee.
4. ↑ History of the EEA. Accessed 15. October 2018
5. ↑ "Executive Committee | EEA". https://www.eeassoc.org/governance/executive-committee.
6. ↑ Aims of the EEA. Accessed 15. October 2018
7. ↑ Wiley Online Library. Accessed 15. October 2018
8. ↑ Journal information on the EEA webpage. Accessed 15. October 2018
9. ↑ "CESifo News. Accessed 15. October 2018". http://www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/infoservice/News/2017/08/news-20170818-EEA.html.
10. ↑ Webpage of the 33rd Annual Congress of the European Economic Association. Accessed 15. October 2018

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