òòò½Íø Committees
òòò½Íø committees provide guidance and leadership on special needs and initiatives with oversight provided by the òòò½Íø Executive Board. Committee activities include mentoring programs, workshops, advocacy, resources for educators, and outreach.
Committee on Economic Education
Committee on Professional Climate
Committee on the Status of LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Economics Profession
Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession
Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession
Committee on Economic Statistics
Committee on Government Relations
Committee on the Job Market
Additional òòò½Íø Committees
2026 Nominating Committee
- Susan Athey, Chair
- Amy Finkelstein
- Linda Goldberg
- Yuriy Gorodnichenko
- Judith Hellerstein
- David Laibson
- Kevin Lang
- Trevon Logan
Advisory Committee on Editorial Appointments
- Kevin Lang, Chair
- Amanda Bayer
- Damon Jones
- Lara Shore-Sheppard
òòò½Íø Program Committee
The òòò½Íø Program Committee is appointed by the President-elect, who oversees the organization of the òòò½Íø portion of the ASSA Annual Meeting. The program committee members organize one to two sessions for the annual meeting as well as evaluate the submitted sessions and individual papers for possible inclusion in the òòò½Íø program. The committee is comprised of individuals from many different institutions and fields of economics.
- Lawrence Katz, Harvard University (Program Chair)
- Francisca Antman, University of Colorado
- Pol Antràs, Harvard University
- Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University
- Aislinn Bohren, University of Pennsylvania
- Erik Brynjolfssom, Stanford University
- Leonardo Bursztyn, University of Chicago
- Steve Cicala, Tufts University
- Laura Gee, Tufts University
- Rema Hanna, Harvard Kennedy School
- Richard Hornbeck, University of Chicago
- Oleg Itskhoki, Harvard University
- Myrto Kalouptsidi, Harvard University
- Amanda Kowalski, University of Michigan
- Conrad Miller, University of California, Berkeley
- AyÅŸegül Åžahin, Princeton University
- Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College
- Johannes Stroebel, New York University
- Ebonya Washington, Columbia University
Audit Committee
- Lisa Lynch, Chair
- Elizabeth Cascio
- Amanda Kowalski
Budget and Finance Committee
- Peter L. Rousseau, Chair, ex officio
- Katharine Abraham
- Elizabeth Cascio
- Lawrence Katz
- Amanda Kowalski
- Lisa Lynch
Committee on Honors and Awards
- Marianne Bertrand, Chair
- John Haltiwanger
- Sylvain Chassang
- Debraj Ray
- Laura Veldkamp
- Dave Donaldson
- Melissa Dell
Committee for Oversight of Operations and Publishing
- Dennis Epple, Chair
- Emi Nakamura
- Peter Rousseau
Oversight Committee for Registry of Random Controlled Trials
- Lars Vilhuber, Chair
- Nicholas Bloom
- Esther Duflo
- Edward Miguel
Ad Hoc Committee on Multi-Society Report on òòò½Íø
- Amy Finkelstein, Chair
- Ray Fisman
- Matthew Gentzkow
- Erzo F.P. Luttmer
- Lisa M. Lynch
Ad Hoc Group to Survey òòò½Íø Membership on Accessibility
- Christine Exley, Chair
- Douglas Kruse
- Sophie Mitra