Who Runs the AEA?

Kevin D. Hoover and Andrej Svorenčík

Journal of Economic Literature, 2023, vol. 61, issue 3, 1127-71

Abstract: 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.

JEL-codes: A11 B29 B30 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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