THE AMERICAN ECONOMIST is a refereed journal published by the International Honor Society in Economics - Omicron Delta Epsilon for the enhancement of research in economics.

Two noteworthy achievements of The American Economist include:

• Tufts University is currently creating a Social Science Library on CD-ROM selecting “4,000 outstanding articles in Anthropology, Economics, History, Philosophy, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, with a focus on sustainable development and human well-being.” These will be distributed free to university libraries in the developing world. Tufts University has selected 8 articles from The American Economist to be included in the CD-ROM library.
• The American Economist receives requests from various publishers to reprint articles that appeared in AE in books. In 2005 we received 8 such requests. These 8 requests are not the same as those mentioned above.
  

OMICRON DELTA EPSILON
Omicron Delta Epsilon was established in 1963 as a result of a merger of Omicron Delta Gamma, founded in 1915 by John R. Commons, University of Wisconsin and Frank Taussig, Harvard University, and Omicron Chi Epsilon, founded in 1955 by Alan A. Brown, City College of New York.

The objectives of Omicron Delta Epsilon are recognition of scholastic attainment, the promotion of closer ties between students and faculty within colleges and universities, and the publication of an official journal, The American Economist whose circulation is 7,000.

Two annual awards are made by the society on the basis of competitive entries: the Irving Fisher Graduate Monograph Award and the Frank W. Taussig Undergraduate Article Award.

Omicron Delta Epsilon has more than 450 chapters in the United States and other countries, with more than 10,000 active members.