April 9, 2024

To: Members of the American Economic Association
From: Peter L. Rousseau, Secretary-Treasurer
Subject:  American Economic Association Announces Award Recipients for 2024

Congratulations to the 2024 John Bates Clark Medalist Philipp Strack. Awarded annually to an economist under the age of 40, the John Bates Clark Medal recognizes outstanding research accomplishments in economics. Please join the AEA Electoral College, consisting of the Association's Honors and Awards Committee and voting members of the Executive Committee, in congratulating Philipp Strack of Yale University. To find out more or to see a list of Clark Medal recipients, go to https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/honors-awards/bates-clark.

The 2024 AEA Distinguished Fellows are William A. Darity, Jr., Bronwyn H. Hall, John Haltiwanger, and Margaret C. Simms. The Distinguished Fellow award recognizes the lifetime research contributions of four distinguished economists each year. A list of current and past Distinguished Fellows is available at https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/honors-awards/distinguished-fellows.

The Foreign Honorary Members for 2024 are Michihiro Kandori of the University of Tokyo, Jean-Charles Rochet of the Toulouse School of Economics, Hyun Song Shin of the Bank for International Settlements, and Silvana Tenreyro of the London School of Economics. These international honorees of distinction are elected by the American Economic Association's Executive Committee upon recommendation from the Honors and Awards Committee. A list of current Foreign Honorary Members is available at https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/honors-awards/foreign-honorary-members.

The annual American Economic Journal (AEJ) Best Paper Awards highlight the best paper published in each of the American Economic Journals: Applied Economics, Economic Policy, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics over the last three years. Nominations are provided by AEA members, and winners are selected by the journals' Boards of Editors. Complimentary full-text articles are available at https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/honors-awards/aej-best-papers.

AEJ: Applied Economics: "Disability and Distress: The Effect of Disability Programs on Financial Outcomes," by Manasi Deshpande, Tal Gross, and Yalun Su 13(2), (pp. 151-78) April 2021

AEJ: Economic Policy: "The Labor Market for Teachers under Different Pay Schemes," by Barbara Biasi 13(3), (pp. 63-102) August 2021 

AEJ: Macroeconomics: "The Transmission of Monetary Policy Shocks," by Silvia Miranda-Agrippino, and Giovanni Ricco 13(3), (pp.74-107) July 2021

AEJ: Microeconomics: "A Reputational Theory of Firm Dynamics," by Board and Meyer-ter-Vehn 14(2), (pp. 44-80) May 2022