Slovak Economic Association
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| Abbreviation | SEA |
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| Formation | 26 June 2010 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Bratislava, Slovakia |
Region served | Slovakia |
Official language | Slovak, English |
| Website | www |
Slovak Economic Association (SEA, Slovak: Slovenská ekonomická spoločnosť) is an association of professional economists in Slovakia. It was formed on 26 June 2010 at the Bratislava Economic Meeting conference.[1]
Since 2008, the association has organized annual conferences.[2] Notably, in 2017 the Nobel Prize winner Robert F. Engle gave a keynote speech at the SEA conference in Košice.[1]
In 2018, the Association started awarding a bi-annual award to a Slovak economist under 40 years of age for an outstanding contribution to economic research and evidence-based policy making in the country named after Martin Filko.
SEA is a member of the International Economic Association.[3]
Chairs[edit]
The current chair of SEA for the 2022–2024 term is the Zeppelin University professor Jarko Fidrmuc.
The former chairs were[4]
- Mikuláš Luptáčik (2010–2012), University of Economics in Bratislava
- Maroš Servátka (2012–2014), Macquarie Business School
- Július Horváth (2014–2016), Central European University
- Martin Kahanec (2016–2018), Central European University, Central European Labour Studies Institute and University of Economics in Bratislava
- Martin Šuster (2018–2020), Council for Budget Responsibility
- Eduard Baumöhl (2020–2022), University of Economics in Bratislava
Fellows[edit]
As of 2023, SEA has 40 Fellows. Notable SEA Fellows are:[4]
- Miroslav Beblavý, economist and politician. State Secretary of Labor of Slovakia (2006–2010), MP of the National Council (2010–2020)
- Lubos Pastor, professor University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- Michal Kolesár, professor Princeton University
- Ľudovít Ódor, Deputy Governor National Bank of Slovakia (2018–2023), Prime Minister of Slovakia (2023)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Slovenská ekonomická spoločnosť vyhlasuje Cenu Martina Filka". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Slovenská ekonomická spoločnosť". www.slovakecon.sk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Member Associations". Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b "List of Chairs and Fellows of the Slovak Economic Association". www.slovakecon.sk. Retrieved 14 August 2023.