Phillips Academy Andover · Est. 2004
The Andover Economics Society is a student-run organization that publishes academic research, competes in Federal Reserve programs, and brings economists and policy professionals to campus.
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AES was founded in 2004 by Conor Sutherland and James Kelly. In the two decades since, members have published in the Andover Economics Review, competed in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's High School Fed Challenge, and brought policy researchers from the Pioneer Institute and the Boston Municipal Research Bureau to campus through the colloquium series, where students also write and present policy briefs to outside economists.
The club runs on three terms. Fall is content-heavy, with weekly meetings covering economic theory and policy; winter brings guest speakers and research projects; spring is for papers, the journal, and a research symposium. New members are welcome at any point in the year.
Programs
Publication
The first high school economics journal written by and for high school students, funded by the Abbot Academy Fund. The Winter 2025 issue is available now.
Read the issue →Competition
AES submitted its entry in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's annual research competition in March 2026. This year's theme: the Economics of Music.
About the competition →Speaker series
The colloquium runs a speaker track and a policy brief research track. Past guests include Andrew Mikula of the Pioneer Institute and Grant Farrington of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau. Students present completed briefs to outside economists and Boston policymakers.
See the archive →Join AES
Meetings are held Thursdays in CLC. No prior economics coursework is required. Members range from students taking their first economics class to those already doing independent research.
If you want to write for the journal, join the Fed Challenge team, or present at the spring symposium, reach out to the board or show up to any Thursday meeting.