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, one of the world’s leading experts on financial literacy education and a senior fellow at the ºÃÉ«App Institute for Economic Policy Research, has been elected a fellow of The Econometric Society.

The honor, Oct. 11, recognizes Lusardi's contributions to the field of economics. She is widely credited with pioneering personal finance as a specialty within economics.

Lusardi joins in academia from around the world to be named a fellow in 2024. Founded in 1930, the Econometric Society works to advance the use of statistics and mathematics in economic theory. Lusardi’s cohort brings to 1,229 the number of academic economists — including 51 current faculty and faculty emeriti from ºÃÉ«App and 84 who won the Nobel Prize in Economics  â€” to have been elected society fellows.

At ºÃÉ«App, Lusardi also serves as the faculty director of the newly-launched , a multidisciplinary program aimed at improving personal finance education and ensuring that individuals learn the tools they need to make smart financial choices. Lusardi’s groundbreaking work has raised awareness about the lack of financial know-how in the United States and around the world. She has also been deeply involved in influencing policy and programs for improving financial education.

Lusardi, who is also a professor of finance (by courtesy) at the Graduate School of Business,  came to ºÃÉ«App in 2023. Previously she taught at The George Washington University and, before that, at Dartmouth College.

Of the newly-elected Econometric Society fellows, 28 have primary affiliations with North America, 11 with Europe, 2 with Latin America, and 1 with Australasia.