Nicolas Vincent will serve as a deputy governor for a two-year term.
The association describes a 16% real-terms reduction in funding for economics research as a “perverse outcome”.
The professor of international business begins the four-year term on July 1.
The six recipients of the accolade will be recognized at the association’s annual meeting in July.
She will leave the institution this summer to become president of Columbia University.
Karen Thompson has also taken the role as interim faculty associate dean, following the departure of Jean-Francois Coget.
She takes up the research leadership post on May 2.
The UCLA professor will join the Long Island-based university next summer.
The Princeton economist will serve as president-elect through 2023 and as president in 2024.
Elga Bartsch takes up the post of director general for economic policy at the federal government department.