Welcome to the Royal Economic Society
The RES is a learned society and membership organization founded in 1890 to promote economics. We publish two major journals, the Economic Journal and the Econometrics Journal, and organize events including an annual conference. We encourage excellence, diversity and inclusion in all activities. The RES welcomes new members and seeks to represent the interests of economists in all areas of the discipline and all parts of the world. (More)
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Young Economist of the Year Competition launches for 2021
This year’s Young Economist of the Year Essay Competition has now launched, organised by RES in partnership with the Financial Times.
2020 Austin Robinson Memorial Prize
The 2020 Austin Robinson Memorial Prize has been awarded to Vasiliki Fouka & Alain Schläpfer for their article ‘Agricultural Returns to Labour and the Origins of Work Ethics'.
2020 Royal Economic Society Prize
The 2020 Royal Economic Society Prize has been awarded to Ting Chen, James Kai-sing Kung & Chicheng Ma for their article ‘Long Live Keju! The Persistent Effects of China’s Civil Examination System’.
#RES2021 in the Media
The RES 2021 Annual Conference included 130 sessions drawing speakers and delegates from across the world. A number of sessions and papers were covered in the media during and after the conference.
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