Royal Economic Society

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economic society learned society professional association

The Royal Economic Society is a leading professional association in the United Kingdom dedicated to promoting the study and advancement of economics through research, publications, and events.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Royal Economic Society canonical	7
British Economic Association	2
Council of the Royal Economic Society	1
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference	1
Royal Economic Society annual conference	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7927499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Royal Economic Society
Context triple: [Vicky Pryce, memberOf, Royal Economic Society]

A. Centre for Economic Policy Research
The Centre for Economic Policy Research is a leading international network of economists that conducts and disseminates cutting-edge research to inform economic policy debates in Europe and beyond.
B. Political Economy Club
The Political Economy Club was an influential early 19th-century London discussion group of leading economists and public figures that helped shape classical economic thought and policy.
C. Econometric Society
The Econometric Society is an international scholarly organization dedicated to advancing economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics.
D. American Economic Association
The American Economic Association is a leading professional organization of economists in the United States, best known for publishing influential academic journals and hosting major conferences in the field of economics.
E. Department of Political Economy
The Department of Political Economy is an academic department at King’s College London focused on the interdisciplinary study of politics, economics, and public policy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Royal Economic Society
Target entity description: The Royal Economic Society is a leading professional association in the United Kingdom dedicated to promoting the study and advancement of economics through research, publications, and events.

A. Centre for Economic Policy Research
The Centre for Economic Policy Research is a leading international network of economists that conducts and disseminates cutting-edge research to inform economic policy debates in Europe and beyond.
B. Political Economy Club
The Political Economy Club was an influential early 19th-century London discussion group of leading economists and public figures that helped shape classical economic thought and policy.
C. Econometric Society
The Econometric Society is an international scholarly organization dedicated to advancing economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics.
D. American Economic Association
The American Economic Association is a leading professional organization of economists in the United States, best known for publishing influential academic journals and hosting major conferences in the field of economics.
E. Department of Political Economy
The Department of Political Economy is an academic department at King’s College London focused on the interdisciplinary study of politics, economics, and public policy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	economic society ⓘ learned society ⓘ professional association ⓘ
awards	Austin Robinson Prize ⓘ RES Young Economist of the Year ⓘ Royal Economic Society Prize ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
field	economics ⓘ
focusesOn	economic education ⓘ economic policy ⓘ economic research ⓘ
foundedAs	British Economic Association ⓘ linked to: Royal Economic Society
hasActivity	policy engagement ⓘ professional development for economists ⓘ public outreach ⓘ
hasCommittee	Council of the Royal Economic Society ⓘ linked to: Royal Economic Society Executive Committee ⓘ
hasMembership	individual economists ⓘ institutional members ⓘ students ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.res.org.uk ⓘ
hasPublication	RES Newsletter ⓘ The Econometrics Journal ⓘ The Economic Journal ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
inception	1890 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
offers	conference bursaries ⓘ research grants ⓘ travel grants ⓘ
organizes	Royal Economic Society Annual Conference ⓘ linked to: Royal Economic Society policy events ⓘ public lectures ⓘ seminars ⓘ workshops ⓘ
publisherOf	The Econometrics Journal ⓘ The Economic Journal ⓘ
purpose	advancement of economic science ⓘ dissemination of economic knowledge ⓘ promotion of the study of economics ⓘ support of economic research ⓘ
receivedRoyalCharter	1902 ⓘ
regionServed	United Kingdom ⓘ worldwide ⓘ
shortName	RES ⓘ
supports	PhD students in economics ⓘ early-career economists ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vicky Pryce → memberOf → Royal Economic Society ⓘ

A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation → publisher → Royal Economic Society ⓘ

subject linked to: 1927 paper "A Contribution to the Theory of Taxation"

Philip Wicksteed → memberOf → British Economic Association ⓘ