International Economic Association

What International Economic Association does

The International Economic Association (IEA) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1950 and governed as an association-of-associations, with more than 40 national and regional economics bodies as members spanning Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh through Zambia. Its core offering is a triennial World Congress — the 20th edition in Medellin, Colombia (December 2023) drew over 500 economists and over 400 papers — supplemented by an online Lecture Series in Economics (topics include Environmental Economics, Automation and AI, International Macroeconomics, and Consequences of Globalization), two podcast series (Driving Change co-produced with the IMF and Econ-on-Mics with Women in Econ/Policy), an annual ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award with $7,000 grants co-run with the Asian Development Bank, the Stiglitz Essay Prize, Schumpeter-Haberler Distinguished Fellowships, the Amartya Sen Prize, and the IEA-WE Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative. The organization does not develop proprietary technology; it operates standard digital platforms (website, Zoom lecture series, podcast hosting on Apple/Spotify/SoundCloud/Afripods) for content delivery to academic economists, policymakers, graduate students, and member associations.

Revenue is generated through member-association dues, congress and lecture-series participation fees, and institutional partnerships (notably the ADB, IMF, UNDP, and World Bank). The IEA is led by incoming President Eric Maskin (Harvard), following Elhanan Helpman (Harvard); Dani Rodrik served as Program Chair of the 2023 congress, and Ashwini Deshpande (Ashoka University) leads the IEA-WE initiative. The 21st World Congress is scheduled for Belgrade, Serbia in June 2026, signaling continued geographic rotation across emerging and developed economies.

Name

International Economic Association

Legal name

International Economic Association (ASS INTERNAT SCIENCE ECONOMIQ)

Website

https://iea-world.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The International Economic Association is a non-profit association of 40+ national economic associations, founded in 1950, that runs a triennial World Congress (500+ economists), an online Lecture Series, podcast programming, and fellowship and prize programs for academic economists, policymakers, and graduate students worldwide.

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Professional Economic Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

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International Economic & Trade Cooperation Organizations (BPADAAAC)

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Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ), Inclusive Trade (Gender, Youth, Marginalized Groups) (BPADAMAM), Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Academic economics association
• Economics research congresses
• Professional economics society
• Economic policy research
• Federated economics membership

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B2B

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: IEA operates as an association of national and regional economic associations worldwide. Revenue is generated through member association dues and participation fees for congresses and events.

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Core offering

The International Economic Association is a non-profit professional association that federates more than 40 national and regional economic associations worldwide. It delivers its mission through triennial World Congresses, online lecture series, podcast programming (Driving Change with the IMF and Econ-on-Mics), and fellowship/prize programs (Schumpeter-Haberler Distinguished Fellows, IEA Fellows, Stiglitz Essay Prize, ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award). It also runs multi-year initiatives such as the Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative (IEA-WE).

Product overview

The International Economic Association operates as a unified portfolio of academic and professional programs rather than a commercial product platform. The core offerings include triennial World Congresses (such as the 2023 Colombia congress with over 500 attendees), the IEA Lecture Series in Economics (online lecture programs on topics like Environmental Economics and Automation & AI), two podcast series (Driving Change with IMF and Econ-on-Mics), and fellowship/prize programs including Schumpeter-Haberler Distinguished Fellows, IEA Fellows, Stiglitz Essay Prize, and ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award. The organization also runs the Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative (IEA-WE) and maintains a Featured Economists recognition program. These offerings work together to advance economic research dissemination and professional development globally.

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Brands

• IEA-WE (Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative): A multi-year project focusing on enhancing the role of women in the global economics profession, including research, mentoring, and amplifying women economists' voices.

Products and services

• IEA World Congress Triennial world congress bringing together over 500 economists from around the world to present research papers, deliver keynote lectures, and hold policy sessions. Targeted at academic economists, researchers, and policymakers.
• IEA Lecture Series in Economics Online lecture series on specific economics topics delivered by field experts, targeting young scholars, post-graduate students, and researchers with three to four lectures per cycle.
• Driving Change Podcast A podcast series produced in collaboration with the IMF highlighting women-led development economics research, featuring women economists discussing topics such as tobacco tax policy, social care infrastructure, and social security reform.
• Econ-on-Mics Podcast Podcast series produced with Women in Econ/Policy featuring interviews with women economists on topics including climate policy, gender and labor economics, and intergenerational mobility.
• Schumpeter-Haberler Distinguished Fellowship Honorific fellowship awarded every three years to up to six distinguished economists in recognition of significant contributions to economics, with emphasis on international economic development.
• IEA Fellows Program Annual fellowship program recognizing economists worldwide for important contributions through creation or dissemination of new ideas and high-quality policy work.
• Stiglitz Essay Prize Essay prize awarded to undergraduate and graduate students for outstanding contributions in economics, made possible by the Economic Society of Australia.
• ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award Annual award in partnership with the Asian Development Bank recognizing best papers on economic policy research, with $7,000 grants awarded to three winning papers each year, selected from over 100-250 submissions covering economic topics relevant to Asia.
• Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative (IEA-WE) Multi-year project focusing on enhancing the role of women in the global economics profession through research, mentoring, amplifying women economists' voices, and engaging in policy dialogue.
• Featured Economists Program Monthly recognition program spotlighting economists from around the world, highlighting their research and background to support diversification of the economics profession globally.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ economists and 400+ papers at World Congress 2023
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The IMF and IEA-WE (Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative) collaboratively produce the 'Driving Change: Women-Led Development Economics from the Ground Up' podcast series. The podcast highlights women economists' research on development economics topics including tobacco tax policy, social care infrastructure, and social security reform.
• Universidad EAFIT ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Universidad EAFIT served as the local host and co-organizer of the 20th World Congress of the International Economic Association held December 11-15, 2023 in Medellin, Colombia. The congress attracted over 500 economists from around the world with over 400 papers presented.
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The ADB and IEA have partnered on the ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award since 2022. ADB provides $7,000 grants to three winning papers each year, selected from over 100-250 submissions covering economic topics relevant to Asia. The award ceremony takes place at the ADB Annual Meeting. The partnership also includes ADB-IEA Asian Development Review Conferences.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The IEA co-organized a conference on 'Understanding the Gender and Climate Change Nexus' with UNDP and the World Bank Group, held virtually November 15-17, 2022. The conference provided a platform for researchers to present research at the intersection of gender and climate change.
• World Bank GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The World Bank Group co-organized the conference on 'Understanding the Gender and Climate Change Nexus' with IEA and UNDP, held virtually November 15-17, 2022. The World Bank is also a co-organizer of the IEA-UNDP-WB Conference on Gender Norms and the Law (October 2024) and serves as a congress sponsor.
• Banco de la República Colombia (Central Bank of Colombia)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The Central Bank of Colombia co-organized the webinar 'Pathways to Gender Equality in Central Banks' with IEA and Banco de España in May 2022. The webinar promoted diversity and inclusion in the economics profession specifically within central banks.
• Banco de EspañamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The Banco de España co-organized the webinar 'Pathways to Gender Equality in Central Banks' with IEA and Banco de la República Colombia in May 2022. The webinar focused on research examining inequalities in central banking and promoted diversity in the profession.
• UNU-WIDER (United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022IEA and UNU-WIDER co-hosted joint sessions during the 2022 WIDER Development Conference in partnership with Uniandes in Bogota, Colombia. The sessions focused on development economics topics.
• Women in Econ/PolicyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Joint production partner for the Econ-on-Mics Podcast series alongside the IEA-WE (Women in Leadership in Economics) initiative. The podcast features interviews with women economists on topics including climate policy, gender, labor economics, and intergenerational mobility.
• ADB (Asian Development Bank)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019IEA jointly organized the ADB-IEA Asian Development Review Conference in Tokyo, July 4-5, 2019. The conference was focused on Asian development economics research.

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