WHAT IS THE ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY? HISTORY, ORGANIZATION, AND BASIC PROCEDURES.

The Econometric Society is an organization that aims to promote studies on economic problems using the theoretical-quantitative and empirial-quantitative approach. The main activities of the Econometric Society includes the organization of scientific meetings, publication of the journal "Econometrica" and of a monograph series and the conduct of elections for fellow of the society. The Econometric Society was founded in 1930, through the initiative of economists Irving Fisher and Ragner Frisch.