American Economic Association

…American Historical Association and the American Economic Association were founded together and did not separate for several years; it was common in American colleges for historians and economists to be in the same department. From the turn of the 20th century, however, the two disciplines pursued radically different paths. While…

…of the founders of the American Economic Association (AEA), of which he was president from 1893 to 1895. His purpose, along with cofounders Richard Ely and Henry Carter Adams, was to encourage a shift in thinking away from laissez-faire policies. He was editor of the Political Science Quarterly (1895–1911) and…