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Recognition

Fellowship of the Royal Economic Society (RES) provides professional recognition for those who have made a significant contribution to the discipline. Accepted Fellows are entitled to use the postnominals FREcon after their name.

Who can apply?

We encourage anyone who has made a significant contribution to economics, whether in academia, teaching (including in schools), policy, the private sector, charity sector or beyond, to apply.

 Hear more on how to apply from our Past-President & Nobel Laureate Economist, Prof Sir Christopher Pissarides:

Join your Fellow economists and help shape the future of economics

Apply to become a Fellow of the Royal Economic Society and help us ensure economics is understood, advanced and applied for the maximum benefit of society and the world around us.

The Fellows panel meets twice a year to review applications. The next panel meeting will take place in May 2026. 

Benefits for Fellows

  • An invitation to join (and initiate) relevant working/policy groups to support the strategic direction of RES.
  • Use of the post-nominal letters FREcon after your name
  • An invitation to an Annual Fellows Dinner
  • A certificate signed by the RES President
  • Your details added to the RES Members & Fellows Networking Directory
  • Opportunity to share research (and information) on a Fellows Portal
  • The opportunity to give back as a mentor to aspiring economists
  • Plus all the benefits of individual membership

The Annual fee for Fellows is £200 (bursary rate available). VAT is applicable for those residing in the UK and EU.

Read application criteria and process

“I’m delighted to have been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Economic Society. Economics has so much to contribute, and I am pleased to be part of a community that aims to develop economists and economics for the benefit of society.”

Amanda Rowlatt CBE FREcon, former Government Chief Economist and Frontier Economics Senior Adviser