Slovak Economic Association

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]

AbbreviationSEA
Formation26 June 2010
TypeLearned society
HeadquartersBratislava, Slovakia
Region served
Slovakia
Official language
Slovak, English
Websitewww.slovakecon.sk

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.

Martin Filko, co-founder of SEA

SEA is a member of the International Economic Association.[3]

Chairs

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The current chair of SEA for the 2022–2024 term is the Zeppelin University professor Jarko Fidrmuc.

The former chairs were[4]

Fellows

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As of 2023, SEA has 40 Fellows. Notable SEA Fellows are:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Slovenská ekonomická spoločnosť vyhlasuje Cenu Martina Filka". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Slovenská ekonomická spoločnosť". www.slovakecon.sk. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Member Associations". Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "List of Chairs and Fellows of the Slovak Economic Association". www.slovakecon.sk. Retrieved 14 August 2023.