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American Economic Association

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on September 29, 2025.

2014 Broadway 305
Nashville, Tennessee 37203

American Economic Association (EIN: 36-2166945) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, American Economic Association, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 15 out of 46 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $155,376. The highest compensated employee at American Economic Association is Peter L Rousseau with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $415,194.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$14,309,259

Expenses

$13,144,181

Employee compensation

$6,859,452
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Peter L Rousseau
Secretary and Treasurer
$415,194
$363,250 No related comp$51,944
Timothy Taylor
JEP Managing Editor
$292,083
$234,456 No related comp$57,627
Barbara Fiser
Administration Director
$247,110
$194,269 No related comp$52,841
Elizabeth Braunstein
Director of Publication Services
$224,879
$191,679 No related comp$33,200
Jennifer Farabaugh
Website Manager
$132,849
$112,273 No related comp$20,576
Allison Bridges
Finance Director
$132,684
$104,311 No related comp$28,373
David Romer
Editor, JEL
$101,122
$101,122 No related compNo other comp
Heidi Williams
Editor, JEP
$101,122
$101,122 No related compNo other comp
Aysegul Sahin
Editor, AEJ: Macroeconomics
$91,083
$91,083 No related compNo other comp
Erzo Luttmer
Editor, AER
$90,938
$90,938 No related compNo other comp
Matthew Gentzkow
Editor, Aer:I
$87,108
$87,108 No related compNo other comp
Lucas Davis
Editor, AEJ: Economic Policy
$87,039
$87,039 No related compNo other comp

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Amanda Bayer
Executive Committee Member
Amanda Kowalski
Executive Committee Member
Christina Romer
ex officio
David Card
Ex-Officio (1/1-1/4)
Ebonya Washington
Vice President (1/4-12/31)
Emi Nakamura
Board (1/1-1/4)
Hilary Hoynes
Vice President (1/1-1/4)
Janet Currie
President
Kevin Lang
Executive Committee Member
Lara Shore-Sheppard
Executive Committee Member
Lawrence Katz
President-Elect
Linda Tesar
Vice President (1/1-1/4)

Contractors

Martha Starr
Government Relations
$126,570
Heidi Williams
Journal Editor Jep
$101,122
David Romer
Journal Editor Jel
$101,122

Mission Statement

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Revisions to this organization profile

September 29, 2025:
2024 American Economic Association 990 filed
September 27, 2024:
2023 American Economic Association 990 filed
September 14, 2023:
2022 American Economic Association 990 filed

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