Argentine Association of Political Economy

The Argentine Association of Political Economy, commonly known by its Spanish name Asociación Argentina de Economía Política and the acronym AAEP, is a nonprofit scientific society based in Buenos Aires. It brings together economists and other specialists concerned with economic analysis, research, teaching, and the relationship between economic ideas and social welfare. Its activities are primarily academic rather than commercial: the association organizes scholarly meetings, supports the circulation of research, and provides a forum in which members and non-members can present and discuss work across economics and related social sciences. The association was established in 1957 during a period in which Argentine economists were seeking a more durable institutional structure for research and professional exchange. Its intellectual origins are associated with conversations involving Adolf Jöhr and Louis Baudin of the International Economic Association, who encouraged Oreste Popescu and Julio H. G. Olivera to create a representative body for researchers in political economy. The decision to establish the AAEP was taken on 26 September 1957, and its foundation was formally completed on 18 November of that year. The founding group included academics and public intellectuals from economics, law, engineering, and journalism, reflecting the association's broad conception of political economy. The AAEP's stated purpose is to promote economic analysis in Argentina in the interest of advancing knowledge, while improving research capabilities and professional development in economics and related fields. It has consequently functioned as a national scholarly network rather than as a policy advocacy organization or a private economic consultancy. Its work encompasses a wide range of subjects in economic science, and its events have historically allowed researchers with different approaches to present their findings under conditions of academic freedom. The association's principal recurring activity is its annual meeting. These conferences are generally held in November, in different Argentine cities, and are organized in cooperation with universities and economic research centers in Argentina and, at times, with institutions elsewhere in Latin America and the wider international academic community. The meetings are open to contributions from members and non-members and serve as a venue for presenting research, debating economic developments, and connecting Argentine scholars with international economists. Conference papers are collected in the Annals of the Argentine Association of Political Economy. Through this publication and its meetings, the AAEP has helped preserve and disseminate a substantial body of research in economics. Reference material reports that, from 1964 onward, the association had organized dozens of annual meetings and discussed more than two thousand research papers. Its events have featured Argentine economists as well as prominent international scholars, including recipients of major academic honors and researchers associated with development economics, public economics, econometrics, industrial organization, monetary economics, and economic theory. The AAEP remains an institutional platform for economic scholarship in Argentina. Its significance lies in sustaining professional exchange, supporting the presentation and publication of research, and maintaining links between Argentine researchers, universities, research centers, and the international economics community. Publicly available reference material does not establish a commercial product portfolio, corporate ownership structure, stock-market listing, or a current executive roster.

The origins of the Argentine Association of Political Economy can be traced to discussions in the mid-1950s involving Adolf Jöhr and Louis Baudin, who were associated with the International Economic Association. They encouraged Argentine scholars to establish a representative organization for researchers in political economy. Oreste Popescu and Julio H. G. Olivera developed this proposal into a concrete institutional initiative. On 26 September 1957, the organizers decided to create the association. Its formal foundation followed on 18 November 1957. The founding group was multidisciplinary and included professors of economics and law, an engineer, and a journalist. Among those identified in historical accounts are Aldo Ferrer, Roberto Alemann, July Broide, Benjamin Cornejo, John J. Guaresti (h), Charles C. Helbling, Carlos Moyano Llerena, Julio H. G. Olivera, Federico Pinedo (f.), Oreste Popescu, Ovid Schiopetto, Francisco Valsecchi, Francisco Garcia Olano, and John E. Alemann. This composition reflected the association's intention to promote economic science as a field connected to wider questions of public life and social welfare. The AAEP was created as a scientific society rather than a commercial enterprise. Its mission was to advance economic analysis in Argentina, encourage research and study in the economic sciences, and contribute to professional improvement. It provided an institutional setting in which economists could exchange research and participate in a common scholarly community at a time when Argentina's economic debates involved universities, public institutions, research centers, and the press. Annual meetings became the central mechanism through which the association carried out this mission. Beginning in 1964, the AAEP held recurring conferences for the presentation and discussion of economic research. These meetings were traditionally scheduled around November and were hosted in different cities, often in cooperation with universities and economic research institutions. Participation extended beyond association members, allowing a broader group of researchers to submit and discuss papers. The meetings also developed an international dimension. In addition to Argentine participants, the association's programs included economists from Latin America and other parts of the world. The international guests identified in historical reference material include Albert Berry, Jan K. Brueckner, M. Bruno, V. Corbo, Jacques Drèze, Stanley Fisher, R. Guesnerie, Arnold C. Harberger, W. Houthakker, Paul Klemperer, Finn Kydland, Jean-Jacques Laffont, Axel Leijonhufvud, Stan Metcalfe, J. Mirrlees, Franco Modigliani, Marc Nerlove, Luigi Pasinetti, Sherwin Rosen, Pablo Spiller, James Tobin, Wallace Oates, V. Volsky, Edward Prescott, and T. N. Srinivasan. Their participation connected Argentine economic scholarship with research in development, public finance, economic theory, econometrics, industrial organization, and related areas. Research presented at the annual meetings has been disseminated through the Annals of the Argentine Association of Political Economy. Historical reference material states that, by the period described, the association had organized 41 annual meetings since 1964 and had presented and discussed more than two thousand research papers. These figures illustrate the continuity and scale of its conference and publication activities, although they should be understood as historical counts rather than a current total. The association's continuing role is that of a professional and scholarly network. It does not have the characteristics of a consumer brand, publicly traded company, or corporate group. Its institutional value derives from convening researchers, publishing and circulating academic work, encouraging professional development, and maintaining a national forum for the study of economics and political economy.

• 1964

  Annual meeting program begins

  [1]Argentine Association of Political Economyen.wikipedia.org

  The association began its continuing series of annual meetings, which became its principal forum for presenting and debating economic research.

• 1957

  Association established

  [1]Argentine Association of Political Economyen.wikipedia.org

  The AAEP was founded as an Argentine scientific society dedicated to economic research, study, professional development, and the advancement of social welfare through economic analysis.

• 1957

  Founding decision and formal constitution

  [1]Argentine Association of Political Economyen.wikipedia.org

  The decision to create the association was made on 26 September, following earlier proposals associated with Adolf Jöhr, Louis Baudin, Oreste Popescu, and Julio H. G. Olivera. Formal foundation took place on 18 November.

A national, nonprofit academic society serving as a forum for economic research, professional exchange, and dissemination of scholarship in Argentina, with connections to Latin American and international economics communities.

• Academic conferences · 1964

  Annual meetings

  The AAEP's principal activity is an annual scholarly meeting, traditionally held in November and hosted in different cities in cooperation with universities or economic research centers. Members and non-members present research papers for discussion. The program covers economics and related social sciences and has included both Argentine and international participants.

• Academic publication

  Annals of the Argentine Association of Political Economy

  The association's annals publish or collect research presented at its annual meetings. They serve as a record of scholarly exchange and a channel for disseminating work in economics and political economy to researchers, universities, and research institutions.

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