Prof. Luttmer named Lead Editor of American Economic Review

The Department is proud to share that Prof. Erzo F. P. Luttmer has been named the new lead editor for the American Economic Review beginning in January 2023.

On Thursday, January 13th, the AEA Executive Committee is announced the appointment of Erzo F. P. Luttmer of Dartmouth College as the new lead editor for the American Economic Review beginning in January 2023, and David H. Romer of University of California, Berkeley as the new lead editor for the Journal of Economic Literature beginning July 2022. Both new editors were appointed after extensive searches that included input from the membership. The Association thanks outgoing Editors Esther Duflo and Steven Durlauf for their outstanding efforts devoted to making the journals included among the most respected scholarly journals in economics.