Letter from EEA President

Abstract

As the incoming President of the European Economic Association (EEA), I am writing to keep you informed about some of the ongoing initiatives that the EEA is involved in to support and develop the economics profession in Europe. ... The EEA website, http://www.eeassoc.org, is updated on a daily basis so please monitor it to find out about the latest developments in the EEA. The EEA aims to be a dynamic and responsive association so please contact us if you feel there are things we can do better. It is a good moment for me to thank the outgoing President, Timothy Besley, for his excellent work during 2010 and to thank Richard Baldwin, Erik Berglof, Tito Boeri, Rachel Griffith, Ines Macho-Stadler, David Martimort and Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden, our retiring council members for their efforts on behalf of the Association. At the same time, we welcome Manuel Arellano to the Executive Committee – he will serve as President in 2013. We also welcome Oriana Bandiera, Maristella Botticini, Wouter den Haan, Barbara Petrongolo, Marta Reynal-Querol, Jean Marc Robin and David Stromberg, the incoming council members and thank them for their willingness to serve. The EEA is indebted to the work of its highly efficient secretariat, Gemma Prunner-Thomas and Piero Tedeschi, and I am looking forward to working with them and on your behalf in the current year and making this another memorable year in the life of EEA. I am looking forward, in particular, to welcoming you to Oslo in August.