Econometric Society

What Econometric Society does

The Econometric Society is an international nonprofit scientific organization founded in December 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio by Ragnar Frisch, Charles Roos, and Irving Fisher, and currently headquartered in New York. It exists to advance economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics, operating as a disinterested scholarly body without political, social, financial, or nationalistic bias. Its core products are three peer-reviewed journals — Econometrica (the flagship, published since 1933), Quantitative Economics (launched 2010), and Theoretical Economics (acquired 2008, first issue under the Society in 2010) — together with a Monograph Series. Underlying technology includes dedicated editorial submission/review platforms (e.g., econtheory.org), a Data Editor Website enforcing data-and-code-availability and replication policies, and digital archives spanning Econometrica from 1933 to the present.

The Society operates a global conference infrastructure organized around six regional divisions (Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe and Other Areas, Latin America, North America) and a quinquennial World Congress, most recently convened in Seoul in 2025 and previously held every five years starting in Rome in 1965. It elects and maintains a body of 600+ Fellows, including numerous Nobel laureates, and administers a portfolio of prizes (Frisch Medal since 1978; Arrow, Haavelmo, and Sonnenschein Service Prizes added in 2024) plus named special lectures.

Revenue is generated through individual membership subscriptions with tiered pricing keyed to World Bank country income classifications (ranging from $10 to $545), institutional journal subscriptions distributed in partnership with Wiley, and donations. Membership was restructured in 2024 from calendar-year to rolling 12- or 36-month terms. Governance is provided by an elected Executive Committee and Council drawn from faculty at Princeton, MIT, Yale, Chicago Booth, Sciences Po, Columbia, Berkeley, and other leading institutions, with operational support from a small 1–10-person professional staff and partnerships with EconJobMarket, IndianJobMarket, Climate Vault, and Homaio.

Name

Econometric Society

Legal name

The Econometric Society

Website

https://econometricsociety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Econometric Society is a 1930-founded international nonprofit scientific organization that publishes three peer-reviewed economics journals — Econometrica, Quantitative Economics, and Theoretical Economics — and runs regional meetings across six global regions plus a quinquennial World Congress, serving academic economists, graduate students, and institutional library subscribers worldwide.

Ownership category

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Product category

Academic Scientific Publishing

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK)

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Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK), Business, Economics & Management Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAF)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Scholarly economics journals
• Scientific membership society
• Academic conference organization
• Econometrics research publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York, NY

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual and three-year membership subscriptions with tiered pricing based on World Bank country income classification. High-income countries have additional personal income tiers. Two student rates available. The society shifted from calendar-year to rolling membership expiring 12 or 36 months after purchase.
2. Journal Subscriptions (Institutional): Institutional subscriptions to Econometrica, Quantitative Economics, and Theoretical Economics. The society notes it no longer sells print subscriptions but single print issues may be purchased through Sheridan. The society transitioned from calendar-based to rolling memberships.
3. Donations: The society accepts general donations and earmarked contributions to support its activities and further the progress and dissemination of scientific research in economics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Econometric Society is an international nonprofit scientific organization that publishes peer-reviewed economics journals (Econometrica, Quantitative Economics, and Theoretical Economics) and a Monograph Series, organizes scientific meetings and schools across six world regions including a quinquennial World Congress, and administers prestigious academic prizes. It offers tiered individual membership providing online access to journal content, the Members' Directory, and participation in scientific activities, supported by institutional journal subscriptions and donations.

Product overview

The Econometric Society is a professional organization that operates as a platform for scholarly publishing and conference organization. The core offering consists of four publications: Econometrica (the flagship journal established in 1933), Quantitative Economics and Theoretical Economics (both open-access journals launched in 2010), and a Monograph Series. The Society complements its publishing activities with a comprehensive events program including the World Congress (held every five years) and annual regional meetings across six global regions. The Society also administers prestigious academic awards including the Frisch Medal, Arrow Prize, Haavelmo Prize, Sonnenschein Service Prize, and QE/TE Best Paper Awards. Membership provides access to online journal content, email alerts, and the Members' Directory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Econometrica: The flagship journal of the Econometric Society, published since 1933
• Quantitative Economics
• Theoretical Economics

Products and services

• Econometrica
• Quantitative Economics
• Theoretical Economics
• Monograph Series
• Econometric Society Membership
• World Congress
• Regional Meetings and Schools
• Frisch Medal Award
• Arrow Prize
• Haavelmo Prize
• Sonnenschein Service Prize
• QE and TE Best Paper Awards

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• EconJobMarketminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for academic and corporate recruiting. The Econometric Society provides a link to EconJobMarket from its job postings page, enabling academic economists to access job market services.
• IndianJobMarketminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with IndianJobMarket (SERI network) for academic position postings serving the Indian economics academic community.
• BlackRock SystematicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for academic recruiting in quantitative finance. BlackRock Systematic posts job opportunities through the Econometric Society's job postings page.
• Climate VaultminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S.-based non-profit created by Professor Michael Greenstone (University of Chicago), selected as carbon offset intermediary for the society's new carbon offset purchase option for meeting travel.
• HomaiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-based company providing long-term investments in carbon, selected as carbon offset intermediary for the society's new carbon offset purchase option for meeting travel.
• WileycoreTechnology or IntegrationThe society's journals are published in partnership with Wiley. Single print issues of Econometrica may be purchased through Sheridan's on-demand service for Wiley publications.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• European Economic Association: Pan-European scholarly society for economists that publishes the Journal of the European Economic Association. Comparable mission, fellowship program, and congress-based engagement model.
• American Economic Association: The leading U.S. professional association for economists and publisher of the American Economic Review, AEJ family of journals, and Journal of Economic Literature. Closest analog to the Econometric Society in scope, mission, and target membership.
• International Economic Association: Global scholarly society organizing World Congresses of Economists and Economic Policy meetings. Comparable international society structure and conference-led engagement with economists worldwide.
• Royal Economic Society: U.K.-based scholarly society for economists publishing the Economic Journal. Directly comparable membership-society model and journal-based revenue stream.

Broad incumbents

• Elsevier: Largest STM publisher; publishes the Journal of Econometrics and many other economics titles. Overlaps in economics journal publishing and subscription distribution.
• Wiley: Publishing partner of the Econometric Society and broader STM publisher operating large-scale journal portfolios and distribution. Comparable as the infrastructure partner enabling journal publication.
• Cambridge University Press: Major academic publisher of economics journals and books. Overlaps as a venue for scholarly economics publishing and as a partner for many competing economics associations.
• Oxford University Press: Major academic publisher with a deep economics list including the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Overlaps with the Econometric Society in publishing peer-reviewed economics scholarship.

Emerging players

• National Bureau of Economic Research: U.S.-based private non-profit that disseminates working papers and convenes economists. Comparable nonprofit research-and-dissemination model serving the same economist audience, though without journal publishing.
• Society for Economic Dynamics: Smaller scholarly society for economists focused on dynamic economics, publishing the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. Comparable scholarly society structure with narrower topical focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/qe_editors
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/TheEconometricSociety
• Facebookfacebook.com/econometricsociety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/econometric-society

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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