Web Directory

» Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC)
   An independent, non-partisan research and educational institution formed to promote the economic development of the Atlantic Region of Canada.
   http://www.apec-econ.ca/

» Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
   Analyzes national and international trends and supplies short to medium term economic forecasts. Provides studies of European integration, competitiveness, and location of industry and services. Provides list of publications, symposium information, and da
   http://www.wifo.ac.at/wwa/jsp/index.jsp?&fid=23842

» BISER (Benchmarking the Information Society: e-Europe Indicators for European Regions)
   The aim of the BISER project is to develop, define and pilot statistical indicators for measuring and benchmarking the impact of the Knowledge Economy on Europe's regions, based on a model of factors influencing regional development.
   http://www.biser-eu.com

» Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition
   BOFIT specialises in high-level research on transition economics and analysis of specific national economies involved in the transition from command to market economy. Special research emphasis on Russia and the Baltics.
   http://www.bof.fi/bofit_en/

» Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory
   Based on a model which balances public and private inputs in its governance and funding, it intends to bring a new voice into Europe's economic policy discussion.
   http://www.bruegel.org/

» CHILD - Centre for Hosehold, Income, Labour and Demographic economics
   Promotes the collaboration of researchers in the field of population and household economics with a particular interest to the relationships between households, within households and between the family and the state by organizing conferences, seminars and
   http://www.child-centre.it/

» CREF - Centre for Financial Economics Research
   Centre at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona provides links to members, description of activities, and list of publications.
   http://www.upf.es/cref/

» CREFA's Development Group
   Our group carries out research and training on issues of trade policy, poverty, child work and schooling, privatization, financial markets, CGE modeling and survey design in developing countries.
   http://www.crefa.ecn.ulaval.ca/

» Center for Economic Policy Analysis (CEPA)
   Research center of the Economics Department at New School University. Main areas of research: macroeconomic policy, inequality and poverty, and globalization.
   http://www.newschool.edu/cepa

» Center for Economic Research and Transformation (CERT)
   Specializes in the study of the process of transition from planned to market economies. Features descriptions of current research, working papers, and staff profiles.
   http://www.som.hw.ac.uk/cert/

» Center for Industry Studies - University of Pittsburgh
   The Center for Industry Studies was established at the University of Pittsburgh to support research that is based on a deep understanding of firms and the markets in which they compete.
   http://www.industrystudies.pitt.edu

» Center for Research in Regulated Industries
   Rutgers University center aims to further the study of regulation by research in economics, finance, and institutions. Provides information on conferences, seminars, publications, and current research projects.
   http://crri.rutgers.edu/

» Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
   A network of over 500 researchers throughout Europe, researching a variety of macroeconomic topics with particular emphasis on European integration.
   http://www.cepr.org/

» Centre for International Research on Economic Tendency Surveys (CIRET)
   Association of individuals who conduct business or consumer survey data provides information on conferences and membership.
   http://www.ciret.org/

» Centre for the Study of Transition and Development (CESTRAD)
   A research, policy analysis and training unit at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, The Netherlands, focused on the socio-economic and political transition in Central and Eastern Europe, China, Vietnam and Mongolia.
   http://www.iss.nl/content/view/full/2795

» European Capital Markets Institute
   Sponsor of studies, programmes and conferences relating to the functioning of the European capital markets provides research reports and conference proceedings.
   http://www.eurocapitalmarkets.org/

» European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
   Institute for European and comparative corporate governance issues provides calendar of upcoming conferences and membership information.
   http://www.ecgi.org/

» German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
   
   http://www.diw.de/

» ILD Peru
   Institute for Liberty and Democracy headed by Hernando de Soto. Publications, projects, contact information.
   http://www.ild.org.pe/

» Ibero-America Institute (IAI)University of Goettingen
   Part of the economics department of the Georg-August-University in Goettingen, provides description of researchers, courses, and recent publications, mostly in development economics.
   http://www.iai.wiwi.uni-goettingen.de/

» Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH)
   Focused on research on transformation processes in Eastern Germany and in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Main page and deeplinks have some German language content.
   http://www.iwh-halle.de/default.asp?lang=e

» Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting
   Founded in October 1999 by top-ranking Ukrainian politicians and the German Advisory Group on Economic Reforms, the IER is an independent research organisation that provides decision-makers with analyses of the Ukrainian economy and economic policy.
   http://www.ier.kiev.ua/

» Institute for International Economics
   The Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy.
   http://www.iie.com/

» Institute for Market Economics
   Private Bulgarian think-tank promotes market-oriented policies and provides working papers in economics, finance, and development.
   http://ime-bg.org/

» Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Research in all fields of labor economics and policy consultancy on labor market policy.
   http://www.iza.org/

» Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies
   Historical and economic research on Mediterranean societies, based in Napoli, Italy.
   http://www.issm.cnr.it

» International Academy of Emerging Markets
   Strives to educate business, academic, and political leaders from emerging market countries. Membership by invitation only.
   http://www.emergingmarketsacademy.org/

» International Institute of Forecasters (IIF)
   Brings together insights from statistics, economics, psychology, and related disciplines into economic forecasting.
   http://www.forecasters.org/

» International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF)
   The aims of the Institute are the study of Public Finance and Public Economics, research in these fields, and the establishment of contacts and exchange of opinions on these problems among persons of all nationalities.
   http://www.iipf.net/

» John Deutsch Institute
   Aims to facilitate and promote research, analysis and informed discussion across the full range of policy challenges facing Canada.
   http://jdi.econ.queensu.ca/

» Kiel Institute for World Economics
   The Kiel Institute for World Economics at the University of Kiel is an international center for economic policy research and documentation, it has about 270 employees. The Institute's main activities are economic research, economic policy consulting, and
   http://www.uni-kiel.de/ifw/homeeng.htm

» MERIT - Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology
   MERIT is a research institute of the University of Maastricht (Netherland) and was founded on January 1, 1988. The research and teaching focus on the economics of technological change and innovation.
   http://www.merit.unimaas.nl

» Political Economy Research Institute - University of Massachusetts
   Policy-oriented research institute in areas of international macroeconomics, development, peacebuilding and the environment, provides recent working papers.
   http://www.umass.edu/peri

» Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions, USA
   Located at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at the New York University in New York City. The facility conducts a variety of financial studies research. Page includes list of programs and academic staff.
   http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/salomon/

» Sonderforschungsbereich 504
   National Research Center on Concepts of Rationality, Decision Making and Economic Modeling at Mannheim University/Germany, Dept. of Economics. Contains links to facilities, staff, working papers and publications.
   http://www.sfb504.uni-mannheim.de/

» Texas Center
   Institute for border economic and enterprise development at A&M International University, Texas. Research on U.S.-Mexico trade and border issues, Texas South Border Regional Indicators, border Business Information, Laredo Economic Outlook Reports.
   http://texascenter.tamiu.edu

» The Competitiveness Institute (TCI)
   The institute's mission is to improve living standards and local competitiveness of regions across the world by enhancing cluster-based development initiatives.
   http://www.competitiveness.org/

» The Norms and Preferences Network
   Interdisciplinary group researching behavioral economic topics provides working papers.
   http://www.umass.edu/preferen

» The Schumpeter Institute
   Provides theoretical and empirical research on macroeconomic issues by professors at Humboldt University.
   http://www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/wpol/schumpeter/