Organisations and Research Centres
Organisations carrying out Economics research
Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
Searchable list of economics departments, research centres and institutes in universities, finance ministries, statistical offices, central banks, think tanks, and other non-profit institutions.
American Economic Association
This association, dating from 1885, promotes economic research, issues numerous publications and encourages freedom of economic debate.
Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD)
This non-profit organization encourages research and scholarship in development economics. Its main activities are organising conferences and publishing a working paper series.
Centre for Economic Policy Research
Includes links to online data, "hot topics" and other useful organisations.
Institute for Social & Economic Research
This institute is a department of the University of Essex, and focuses on the production and examination of longitudinal data.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Includes links to documentation covering the Bank's role in international banking, markets and regional outreach.
International Food Policy Research Institute
IFPRI web-site with links to food policy research information, including a collection of African food security data sets, information on IFPRI research & publications.
International Monetary Fund
Includes links to online publications and individual country information.
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
LSE has an international reputation for academic excellence in economics, political science and the social sciences.
National Bureau of Economic Research
The NBER is a private, non-profit and non-partisan research organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Well known for its statistical information, contained in publications such as its individual country surveys and reviews.
Royal Economic Society
This long-established professional association is committed to promoting the study of economics in every area of public life.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Set up in 1964, UNCTAD promotes the integration of developing countries into the global economy.
World Bank
The World Bank is dedicated to reducing poverty and improving living standards in developing countries throughout the world.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
The only international organization which deals with the world's trade regulation.
