Congratulations to the 2025 John Bates Clark Medalist Stefanie Stantcheva 

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 Stefanie Stantcheva of Harvard University. To find out more or to see a list of Clark Medal recipients, visit https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/honors-awards/bates-clark.

2025 AEA Distinguished Fellows 

The 2025 AEA Distinguished Fellows are Susan M. Collins, Barbara M. Fraumeni, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Timothy Taylor. The Distinguished Fellow award recognizes the lifetime 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.

American Economic Journal (AEJ) Best Paper Awards 

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: "Working Remotely? Selection, Treatment, and the Market for Remote Work," by Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington 16(4), (pp. 528-59) October 2024 

AEJ: Economic Policy: "Adaptation and Adverse Selection in Markets for Natural Disaster Insurance," by Katherine R. H. Wagner 14(3), (pp. 380-421) August 2022 

AEJ: Macroeconomics: "Earnings-Based Borrowing Constraints and Macroeconomic Fluctuations," by Thomas Drechsel 15(2), (pp. 1-34) April 2023 

AEJ: Microeconomics: "Competition in Pricing Algorithms," by Zach Y. Brown and Alexander MacKay 15(2), (pp. 109-56) May 2023