Barbara Petrongolo appointed Co-Editor of the American Economic Review

The Department of Economics is delighted to announce that Barbara Petrongolo has been appointed Co-Editor of the American Economic Review (AER), effective 1 September 2026. The AER is one of the oldest and most prestigious journals in economics and is widely recognised as one of the core top-five economics journals.

Barbara is Professor of Economics and a Professorial Fellow of Nuffield College. Her appointment reflects her standing in the profession and her contributions to research in labour economics.

Please join us in congratulating Barbara on this outstanding achievement.