February 1, 2022

To: Members of the American Economic Association
From: Peter L. Rousseau, Secretary-Treasurer
Subject: Call for Papers and Other Announcements

Call for Sessions and Papers for the 2023 AEA Meeting. Members wishing to give papers or organize complete sessions for the AEA program at the 2023 ASSA meeting, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 6-8, are invited to submit proposals electronically to Professor Susan Athey via the AEA website beginning March 1. While papers covering a wide array of topics in economics will be included on the 2023 program, Professor Athey especially encourages proposals on research about impacts of and policy responses to economic disruptions, with a special focus on labor markets. The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2022 for individual papers and April 15, 2022 for complete sessions. The submission portal will open on March 1 at https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/submissions.

Poster Presentations at the 2023 ASSA meetings. The AEA is planning a poster session in which accepted posters will remain on display throughout the conference. Poster sessions will be selected from individual papers submitted through the portal for which the presenter has agreed to be considered for a poster. Posters should be self-explanatory so they can be read without the author present. The AEA will offer assistance in arranging for the printing of posters.

Econ-Harmony helps prospective individual paper submitters for the AEA Annual Meetings find others with similar interests who might join them to form a complete session submission, and provides an opportunity to volunteer as a session chair. Sixteen percent of submitted complete sessions and seven percent of submitted individual papers appeared in sessions on the 2022 AEA Annual Meeting Program. Econ-Harmony opens February 1, 2022, at https://www.aeaweb.org/econ-harmony/.

The Committee on Economic Statistics (AEAStat) will sponsor three sessions on economic measurement at the 2023 ASSA Meetings. The committee solicits both individual papers and proposals for sessions of three or four papers, with preference given to full session proposals. The committee is interested in receiving submissions in any area of economic data and statistics. One of the three sessions will be published in the AEA Papers and Proceedings. For more information and a list of papers selected for past AEAStat sponsored sessions go to https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/committees/economic-statistics/annual-meeting. Abstracts are due by April 1, 2022 to John Haltiwanger, Chair, Committee on Economic Statistics, at aeastat@aeapubs.org. Submissions should be PDF files and include name, institutional affiliation, and email address of all participants.

The AEA Committee on Economic Education is sponsoring a session of research papers on economic education at any level (undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, or pre-college) at the 2023 ASSA Meetings. Papers from this session will appear in the Papers and Proceedings, subject to editorial review and approval. To have a paper considered, submit an abstract of 250-500 words by March 15, 2022 to KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond, kmcgoldr@richmond.edu. The Committee will also sponsor a poster session devoted to active learning strategies across the economics curriculum. Proposals are limited to two pages and are due by April 2, 2022.  For more details on both of these sessions, visit https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/committees/economic-education/call-for-papers.

The eleventh annual AEA Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education (CTREE) is June 2 – 4, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. The conference is hosted by the AEA Committee on Economic Education in conjunction with the Journal of Economic Education. We are pleased that the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank will co-sponsor the conference, providing a dinner and a keynote speaker (Anna Paulson). Plenary talks will also be given by Lisa Cook (Michigan State University) and Nancy Rose (MIT). A preliminary program, registration, and housing information for the conference will be available on February 15 at https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/committees/economic-education/ctree/2022.

Expanding Diversity in Undergraduate Classes with Advancements in (the) Teaching (of) Economics (EDUCATE) Workshop. The AEA Outreach Task Force and the Committee on Economic Education are pleased to announce the EDUCATE workshop will be held in conjunction with the AEA 2022 CTREE in Chicago, Illinois. The workshop will be conducted in-person with supporting structures and materials facilitated through Canvas beginning Friday, June 3, 2022 and concluding on Sunday, June 5, 2022. See EDUCATE Workshop details. The application portal for the 2022 workshop opens in late February.

Nominations for American Economic Journal Best Paper Awards are solicited. Awards will be announced in April 2022, selected from articles published in the 2019 - 2021 volumes of each AEJ. Nominate papers at https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/aej/best-paper-nominations by February 15, 2022.

The Committee on the Status of LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Economics Profession (CSQIEP) invites you to its Spring Seminar Series. Organized by CSQIEP committee member Mike Martell, this virtual seminar series, focusing on economics research relevant to LGBTQ+ people, occurs approximately every week on Tuesdays from 12-1 p.m. EST in a Zoom meeting format, beginning February 1. Individuals can sign up for the email list to receive announcements and reminders. The spring schedule is posted at https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/committees/aealgbtq/virtual-seminars. Students and allies are most welcome to attend and/or present.

The AEA Mentoring Program, established in the mid-1990s, is generously supported by the National Science Foundation. The program matches Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American economics PhD students and new PhD graduates with mentors in the field, and also facilitates networking between senior economists and students at all stages of the educational and career pipelines. The program also hosts a Summer Mentoring Pipeline Conference and provides limited funding to support the research and travel of the mentees, including presentations at major conferences. If you are interested in participating in the program (either as a mentee or mentor) please visit https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/committees/csmgep/mentoring and contact AEAMentoring@gmail.com. Follow the program on twitter @AEAMP1.

The Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP) is charged with monitoring the progress of professional women economists and promoting their careers. Visit CSWEP.org for calls for papers, information about professional development opportunities, registration links for upcoming webinars, recordings of past webinars, and archives of the CSWEP News. The News, issued four times per year, features articles on professional development, best practices, and professional climate.  Calls with approaching deadlines include a Call for Abstracts for CSWEP Paper Sessions at the 2023 AEA/ASSA Meetings. To become a CSWEP subscriber and receive announcements by email, contact info@cswep.org. Follow CSWEP on Twitter @AEACSWEP.

Want to learn more about AEA Ombudsperson services? Visit the FAQs posted on the AEA website at https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/aea-ombudsperson/faq. Instructions for filing formal complaints with the Association's Ethics Committee are also available at https://www.aeaweb.org/go/policy-hd/formal-complaint. Still have questions? Contact Leto Copeley, AEA Ombudsperson, at aeaombuds@whiteandstradley.com.

Call for Artists. The program cover for the ASSA annual meeting often features artwork by economists or their spouses. Please contact us if you would like to see your artwork on a cover or have suggestions for future covers. Artwork can be provided in any medium that can be photographed. If selected, a color transparency, slide, or photograph (color or black and white) will be required. There is no remuneration, just the honor of having your work recognized. Send suggestions by July 1, 2022 to: gwyn.p.loftis@vanderbilt.edu or ASSA Cover, American Economic Association, 2014 Broadway, Suite 305, Nashville, Tennessee 37203.

Check out the programs, services, resources, and committees of the AEA in this AEA Spotlight brochure. To stay informed, follow AEA twitter account @AEAInformation which is used to share information throughout the year. Content related to AEA publications will continue to be posted @AEAjournals.