Welcome to the Royal Economic Society
The Royal Economic Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious economic associations in the world. It is a learned society, founded in 1890 to promote the study of economic science. The Society organises many events and activities, including publishing the Economic Journal and the Econometrics Journal and holding the RES Annual Conference, a major international gathering of academic economists.
Support
The RES provides financial and other sources of support to a wide range of economists, including: young economists, undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students, and academic economists and their university departments. Support includes the award of grants and prizes and the organisation of events such as the RES Training Schools and the Postgraduate Meeting and Job Market.
2012 Annual Conference
The 2012 Annual Conference took place 26 March to 28 March 2012, at the University of Cambridge. The Keynote Lectures were given by: Elhanan Helpman, Harvard University, (The Economic Journal Lecture); Nancy Stokey, University of Chicago, (The Hahn Lecture); and Ariel Pakes, Harvard University, (The Sargan Lecture).View webcasts of the Keynote Lectures here
About the RES Annual Conference
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Headlines
RES Grants end of May deadline
- Published Date: 11 May 2012
RES Members please remember to make your application now for Special Project Grants, Conference Grants and Support for Small Academic expenses -... Read more
RES Newsletter - April edition now online
- Published Date: 11 May 2012
The RES Newsletter current edition is now available online with features on "Economics education after the crisis"" by Diane Coyle and "Australia... Read more
Vacancy for Economic Journal Publications Administrator
- Published Date: 05 May 2012
An advert for this RES role has just been posted and the deadline for applications is 28 May 2012. As a consequence of the departure of Heather... Read more
CHUDE
The Conference of Heads of University Departments of Economics (CHUDE) was set up by the Royal Economic Society in 1987 in collaboration with the Association of University Teachers of Economics to promote the study and teaching of economics in the United Kingdom. The Conference comprises the Heads of Economics and related departments and units at universities in the United Kingdom.
RES Women's Committee
The Royal Economic Society's Women's Committee was established in May 1996 to promote the role of women in the UK economics profession, with a particular concern for career entrants. Members of the committee are drawn from academia, business and the civil service. The work of the committee includes a biennial investigation into the position of women in economics.
Education and Training
The RES provides financial and other sources of support to assist in the further study of Economics through initiatives such as: the Young Economist of the Year essay competition and the Public Lecture series for school students; the RES Training Schools and the Postgraduate Meeting and Job Market for advanced postgraduate students; and a variety of fellowships, grants, prizes and other resources for postgraduates and other academic researchers and their departments.
Find out more in our Career and Education section
The RES Autumn School 2012 for teaching and research students/staff, applications now open until Friday 8 June 2012.
Economics Network Spring Workshops for Lecturers:
Dates: 20 April - 31 May 2012 at assorted locations across the country.
The Royal Economic Society subsidises the Economics Network to offer a range of departmental visits and workshops at no charge as well as national and international events: contact here.
RES Young Economist of the Year 2012
The essay competition for the Young Economist of the Year 2012 closed for applications on 30 April. Results should be published in July/August 2012 Read more
Media / Policy
The RES promotes media coverage of its events/activities and distributes media briefings summarising new economic research findings presented at the RES annual conference or published in The Economic Journal.