Short answers, pulled from the story.
The American Economic Association formed in 1885 within Saratoga Springs, New York. Richard T. Ely, Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman, and Katharine Coman led the effort to establish this new organization for economists.
Alice M. Rivlin became the first female president of the American Economic Association in 1986. Her election marked a significant change in the demographic makeup of the leadership since the association began in 1885.
The American Economic Review stands as the flagship journal of the organization. It publishes peer-reviewed research on general economic subjects while three other journals joined the portfolio starting in 2009.
A three-day gathering takes place every January alongside Allied Social Science Associations. Approximately five hundred scholarly sessions fill the schedule during those days with employers and job applicants meeting one day before the official start date.
Edward H. Chamberlin, Harold Hotelling, and George J. Stigler were the first honorees in 1965 when the award was established. Recipients must be under the age of forty when they receive the honor to qualify for this annual recognition.