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Encyclopedia > Econometric Society

The Econometric Society


The Econometric Society, an International Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory in its Relation with Statistics and Mathematics was founded on December 29, 1930 at the Stalton Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. 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 first president was Irving Fisher. December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 355 km 355 km 8. ... Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch (March 3, 1895 - January 31, 1973) was a Norwegian economist. ... Joseph Alois Schumpeter (February 8, 1883 – January 8, 1950) was one of the greatest 20th century economists and one of the best read. ... Harold Hotelling (Fulda, Minnesota, September 29, 1895 - December 26, 1973) was a mathematical statistician. ... This article is about the mathematician. ... Carl Snyder (April 23, 1869, Cedar Falls IA – 1946 Santa Barbara CA) was an American economist and statistician. ... Walter Andrew Shewhart (March 18, 1891 - March 11, 1967) was a physicist, engineer and statistician, sometimes known as the father of statistical quality control. ... Øystein Ore (7 October 1899 - 13 August 1968) was a Norwegian mathematician. ... Ingvar Brynhjulf Wedervang (July 21, 1891 – December 4, 1961) was a Norwegian economist and statistician. ... Norbert Wiener Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894 - March 18, 1964) was a U.S. mathematician and applied mathematician, especially in the field of electronics engineering. ... Irving Fisher (February 27, 1867 Saugerties, New York — April 29, 1947, New York) was an American economist, health campaigner, and eugenicist. ...


See also

Econometrica is a prestigious academic journal of economics, publishing articles in not only econometrics but in many areas of economics. ... In alphabetical order Current Fellows Andrew B. Abel (1991) Dilip Abreu (1991) Irma Adelman (1968) ... George Akerlof (1979) Alberto F. Alesina (2002) Maurice Allais (1949) ... Robert Aumann (1965) Costas Azariadis (1989) Yves Balasko (1980) ... Clive W. J. Granger (1972) Edward J. Green (1987) Jerry R. Green (1975) ... Anne O. Krueger...

External links

  • Official website
  • Robert J. Gordon: History, Organization and Basic Procedures
  • Past presidents

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The Econometric Society (1654 words)
The principal activities of the Econometric Society, an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics, consist of the publication of a journal, Econometrica, and the arrangement of scientific meetings in various parts of the world.
The American summer meeting of the Econometric Society was held at the University of Minnesota in September, 1951, in conjunction with the meetings of the American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and Section A of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The Econometric Society is Cooperating informally with the Training Center for Economic and Financial Statistics which is being established in Santiago, Chile, by the Inter American Statistical Institute and Pan American Union as part of the technical assistance program of the United Nations.
The Econometric Society (1183 words)
The Constitution of the society, largely written by Frisch, was almost guild-like in its structure, a self-perpetuating society of "Fellows" who nominated the scholars that were to enter into their ranks.
The Econometric Society's first president was Irving Fisher and its first council members included Frisch, Roos, Schumpeter, Wilson, Luigi Amoroso, Ladislaus von Bortkiewicz, Arthur Bowley, François Divisia and Wl.
Besides the "Cowles" approach to econometrics, the most significant was the launch of Neo-Walrasian general equilibrium theory.
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