Who Runs the AEA?
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Hoover, KD; Svorenčík, A
Published in: Journal of Economic Literature
September 1, 2023
The leadership structure of the American Economic Association is documented using a biographical database covering every officer and losing candidate for AEA offices from 1950 to 2019. The analysis focuses on institutional affiliations by education and employment. The structure is strongly hierarchical. A few institutions dominate the leadership, and their dominance has become markedly stronger over time. Broadly two types of explanations are explored: that institutional dominance is based on academic merit or that it is based on self-perpetuating privilege. Network effects that might explain the dynamic of increasing concentration are also investigated.
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Journal of Economic Literature
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ISSN
0022-0515
Publication Date
September 1, 2023
Volume
61
Issue
3
Start / End Page
1127 / 1171
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 3803 Economic theory
- 3802 Econometrics
- 3801 Applied economics
- 14 Economics
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Hoover, K. D., & Svorenčík, A. (2023). Who Runs the AEA? Journal of Economic Literature, 61(3), 1127–1171. https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.20221667
Hoover, K. D., and A. Svorenčík. “Who Runs the AEA?” Journal of Economic Literature 61, no. 3 (September 1, 2023): 1127–71. https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.20221667.
Hoover KD, Svorenčík A. Who Runs the AEA? Journal of Economic Literature. 2023 Sep 1;61(3):1127–71.
Hoover, K. D., and A. Svorenčík. “Who Runs the AEA?” Journal of Economic Literature, vol. 61, no. 3, Sept. 2023, pp. 1127–71. Scopus, doi:10.1257/jel.20221667.
Hoover KD, Svorenčík A. Who Runs the AEA? Journal of Economic Literature. 2023 Sep 1;61(3):1127–1171.
Published In
Journal of Economic Literature
DOI
ISSN
0022-0515
Publication Date
September 1, 2023
Volume
61
Issue
3
Start / End Page
1127 / 1171
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 3803 Economic theory
- 3802 Econometrics
- 3801 Applied economics
- 14 Economics