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Yeah, I get that. I'm just ... curious as to how the AEA came to be at Vanderbilt / Nashville, and if that's always been the case. I've searched a bit on the
by dredmorbius 2y ago
Yeah, I get that.
I'm just ... curious as to how the AEA came to be at Vanderbilt / Nashville, and if that's always been the case. I've searched a bit on the history w/o success.
AEA was founded in Saratoga Springs, NY, by amongst others Richard T. Ely (interesting history), though I don't see any obvious Tennessee connection by him, or cofounders Katharine Coman (Wellesley College) or Edwin R.A. Seligman (Columbia University).
- jacobolus 2y agoMy impression is that Saratoga Springs is just where their first conference was. I don’t think they ever had an office there. I couldn't figure out in a brief search if they had a prior permanent office before the one in Nashville.
- dredmorbius 2y agoThat is in fact what I was trying to say about Sarasota Springs ;-) My next tack is to track down old copies of AEA journals (AER, J. Ec. Lit., J. Ec. Persp.) and see where they're published from or where they otherwise indicate location.