Scottish Economic Society

The Society has published an academic journal, the Scottish Journal of Political Economy, since March 1954. It also organises an annual conference and other events. The stated objects of the society are: • "to advance the study of economic and social problems on the widest basis, in accordance with the Scottish tradition of political economy inspired by Adam Smith" • "to provide a forum for the discussion of Scottish economic and social problems and their relationship to the political and social life of Scotland." The current President-Elect of the SES is Prof. Sarah Brown of University of Sheffield. == History ==

The Scottish Society of Economists was formed in 1897, its first president being Joseph Shield Nicholson of the University of Edinburgh. The new president, Alexander Cairncross, urged social scientists of all kinds to join, arguing that economics on its own is "emasculated". Membership reached 300 by the end of the 1950s, but declined during the 1970s to below 200. In its early years, the emphasis of the reformed society, reflected in the content of its journal, was on Scottish issues, applications of economics, and writing for a non-professional audience. From the 1950s to the 1990s, the emphasis changed and became more technical, focusing less on Scottish issues and applied economics but attracting far more international contributions and recognition. == See also ==