about SABE

THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS

Statement of Purpose
SABE is an association of scholars who are committed to rigorous economic analysis and are interested in learning how other disciplines—e.g. psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, political science, and biology--further our understanding of economic behavior. An important function of SABE is to serve as a forum for research which may not find either comprehension or acceptance in conventional economics societies. It is open to all aspects of behavioral economics, including experimental economics. SABE also aims at facilitating vibrant communication between economists and scholars trained in related disciplines.

SABE holds bi-annual meetings, annually sponsors a poster session during the ASSA meetings, and sessions during the Eastern Economics Association Meetings. SABE also co-organizes conferences in Europe every other year.

Current Executive Board: John Tomer (Executive Director, Manhattan College), Morris Altman (President, University of Saskatchewan), Shlomo Maital (President-elect, Technion, Israel), Gerritt Antonides (Erasmus University), Flora Gill (University of Sydney, Australia), Art Goldsmith, (Washington& Lee), Shoshana Grossbard (San Diego State), Ewa Gucwa-Lesny (University of Warsaw) Richard Hattwick (Western Illinois), Simon James (Exeter), Louis Levy-Garboua (University de Paris I), Gary D. Lynne (University of Nebraska), Mark Pingle (University of Nevada, Reno), Douglas S Rebne (New York University), Harinder Singh (Grand Valley State), Hugh Schwartz, and Bijou Yang Lester (Drexel).

Original Advisory Board (1982-1988): George Akerlof (Berkeley), Richard Curtin (Michigan), Roger Frantz and Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman (San Diego State), Thomas Juster (Michigan), Harvey Leibenstein (Harvard), Fred van Raaij (Erasmus, Rotterdam), Harold Shapiro (Michigan), and Herbert Simon (Carnegie-Mellon).

Editor of SABE Newsletter: Simon James (Exeter University).
Past Editors: Morris Altman (Univ. of Saskatchewan) and Shlomo Maital, (Technion, Israel), 1992-2001.

Important Dates

1982: SABE is started. First business meeting includes Benny Gilad (Rutgers), Shlomo Maital, John Tomer and Richard Thaler (Cornell).Executive Director: Benny Gilad

1984: First Meetings at Princeton University, organized by Benny Gilad

1986: Joint Meetings with the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology, in Kibbutz Shefayim, Israel, organized by Shlomo Maital

1988: Meetings in San Diego, organized by Roger Frantz

1988-1992 SABE merges with SASE, the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics led by Amitai Etzioni.

1992: SABE reestablished. John Tomer named president.

1993: Meetings in Rensselaerville, New York, organized by John Tomer

1994: Joint Meetings with the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology, at the University of Rotterdam, organized by Gerrit Antonides, W. Fred van Raaij, and Shlomo Maital.

1995: Meetings at the University of Toronto, organized by Shlomo Maital, Noah Meltz and Eva Hollander

1997: Meetings at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, organized by Art Goldsmith and Carl Kaiser

1999: Meetings at San Diego State University organized by Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman and Christopher Clague

2000: Joint Meetings with the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology, in Baden-Vienna (July)

2001: Meeting at George Washington University, Washington DC, June 11-12, 2001, organized by Shlomo Maital and Hugh Schwartz.

2002: Joint Meetings with the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology, in Turku, Finland (July)

2003: Meetings at Cal-Neva Resort, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, July 28 – July 31, organized by Mark Pingle

2004: Joint Meetings with the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology, at Drexel University, Philadelphia, July 15-18, 2004, organized by Bijou Yang Lester.

2006 Joint Meetings with the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology, at Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris I), Centre Panthéon, Paris, July 5-8, 2008, organized by Louis Levy-Garboua and Christine Roland-Lévy.

For more Information, see http://www.usask.ca/economics/SABE/