 The "Economic Review" was established by scholars in Oxford in 1889, the year before the British Economic Association was inaugurated in London, and its publication, "The Economic Journal", was set up.While there was a recognized need for a society of economists in the 1880s, it took a considerable time for Foxwell’s plans to come to fruition.One of the reasons for the delay was Alfred Marshall (1842-1924), Professor at Cambridge.