American Society of Hispanic Economists

The American Society of Hispanic Economists is a professional association of economists in the United States that promotes the representation of Hispanic Americans within the economics profession and supports economic research relevant to Hispanic Americans. ASHE is recognized by the American Economic Association as one of the academic organizations comprising the Allied Social Sciences Associations.

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Major activities

ASHE organizes sessions at academic conferences, including the annual meetings of the Allied Social Science Associations, the Southern Economic Association, and the Western Economic Association International. ASHE has also co-sponsored and co-organized a series of national conferences, including the 2010 and 2014 Hispanic Economic Issues conferences with the Americas Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the 2011 Hispanic Economic Experience conference with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and the annual Freedom and Justice conferences with the National Economic Association, starting in 2014. Moreover, ASHE co-hosted the annual Economic Issues Affecting Hispanic and African American Communities conferences with the Department of Economics at Texas A&M University between 2007 and 2019.
During her presidency, Marie T. Mora founded the ASHE awards, including the biennial Academic Achievement Award to recognize the impact of members on research/scholarship, and the biennial Outstanding Service Awards to recognize the impact of the non-board members on ASHE by individuals as well as institutions and organizations. The ASHE Academic Achievement Awards are presented in even-numbered years at the annual business meeting ; the Outstanding Service Awards are presented in odd-numbered years. Mora also founded the ASHE Dissertation Fellowships for Ph.D. students.
In conjunction with the American Economic Association's Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession and the National Economic Association, ASHE publishes an annual newsletter called The Minority Report.
Starting in 2009, ASHE's Hispanic Economic Outlook Committee began disseminating the Hispanic Economic Outlook reports. These reports are available at the ASHE website, and selected issues can be accessed at the Social Science Research Network website.

ASHE Presidents

Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville, January 2021 - presentMónica García-Pérez, St. Cloud State University, January 2020 - December 2020Fernando Lozano, Pomona College, January 2019 - December 2019Susan Pozo, Western Michigan University, January 2018 - December 2018Luisa Blanco, Pepperdine University, January 2017 - December 2017Joseph Guzman, Michigan State University, January 2016 - December 2016Alberto Davila, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley / The University of Texas - Pan American, January 2015 - December 2015Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University, January 2014 - December 2014David J. Molina, University of North Texas, October 2010 - December 2013Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas - Pan American, October 2006 - September 2010Sue Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University, October 2004 - September 2006Mark Hugo Lopez, University of Maryland, October 2003 - September 2004Adela de la Torre, University of California Davis, October 2002 - September 2003

ASHE Academic Achievement Awards

2020 - Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University
2018 - Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Research Center
2016 - Adela de la Torre, University of California Davis
2014 - Alberto Davila, The University of Texas - Pan American
2012 - Stephen Trejo, The University of Texas at Austin
2010 - Francisco Rivera-Batiz, Columbia University
2008 - Ronald Oaxaca, University of Arizona; and Refugio Rochin, University of California Davis

ASHE Outstanding Service Awards - Individuals

2021 - Alberto Davila, Southeast Missouri State University
2019 - Marie T. Mora, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
2017 - Sue Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
2015 - Belinda Roman, Palo Alto College
2013 - Luisa Blanco, Pepperdine University
2011 - Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
2009 - Benjamin Widner, New Mexico State University; and Jose Pagan, Department of Economics & Finance, The University of Texas - Pan American

ASHE Outstanding Service Awards - Institutions & Organizations

2021 - Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics
2019 - Michigan State University, and Western Michigan University
2017 - National Economic Association
2015 - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy, University of New Mexico
2013 - Western Economic Association International, and Community Development Office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2011 - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Department of Economics at Texas A&M University
2009 - Southern Economic Association, and '''Department of Economics at Texas A&M University'''

ASHE Dissertation Awards

2020 - Jetson Leder-Luis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2019 - Maria Camila Morales, Georgia State University

Founding members

ASHE was founded in January 2002 during the 2002 AEA/ASSA annual meeting in Atlanta, GA, over a dinner meeting of Hispanic and Latino/a economists organized by Joseph Guzman and Sue Stockly, sponsored by the RAND Corporation. The founding members included the following.Alberto Davila, University of Texas - Pan AmericanAdela de la Torre, University of California DavisJoseph Guzman, RAND CorporationMark Hugo Lopez, University of MarylandDavid Molina, University of North TexasMarie T. Mora, New Mexico State UniversityJose Pagan, University of Texas - Pan AmericanRefugio Rochin, University of California DavisRichard Santos, University of New MexicoSue Stockly, Eastern New Mexico UniversityStephen Trejo, University of Texas at AustinArturo Gonzalez, University of ArizonaAlfonso Flores-Lagunes, University of Arizona