Economics

Study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and the theory and management of economic systems.

Resources in this category:

Academy of Accounting Historians
http://accounting.rutgers.edu/raw/aah/

"The objectives of the Academy are to encourage research, publication, teaching and personal interchanges in all phases of Accounting History and its interrelation with business and economic history." Here you'll find information about the organization and its activities, publications, membership, and special projects.

The African Development Institute, Inc.
http://www.africainstitute.com/

"The African Development Institute Inc., is an independent, non partisan policy research institute aimed at initiating practical solutions to Africa's developmental crisis. Through education, research, and policy analysis the organization hopes to be a catalyst for developing the human and material potential of Africans. The organization challenges policies that has lead to the stagnation of Africa's development and offers alternative strategies towards continental self sufficiency."

American Bankruptcy Institute
http://www.abiworld.org/

"The American Bankruptcy Institute is the largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 6,500 attorneys, auctioneers, bankers, judges, lenders, professors, turnaround specialists, accountants and other bankruptcy professionals providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. In fulfillment of its mission to provide information to its members, journalists, Congress and the public, ABI is engaged in numerous educational and research activities, as well as the production of a number of publications both for the insolvency practitioner and the public."

American Economic Association
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA/

The American Economic Association (AEA), organized in 1885 and incorporated in 1923, represents approximately 22,000 economists and 5,500 institutes. This site provides information about the AEA, its mission, membership information, minutes from recent executive committee meetings, and audited financial statements. It also includes membership information, a searchable membership directory, job openings for economists, and information about its publications and annual meeting.

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
http://www.aei.org/

"The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom‹ government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense‹ scholarly research, open debate, and publications. Founded in 1943 and located in Washington, D.C., AEI is one of America's largest and most respected 'think tanks.'"

American Rehabilitation Economics Association
http://www.a-r-e-a.org/

"The American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA) is a national association of vocational and economic experts who evaluate the impact of injury for the purposes of a trial." This site has links to their association history, ecpertise, AREA'a board and journal, and other helpful forensic links.

Asia Pacific Cities Forum
http://www.apcf.org/

International "action partnership promoting business citizenship in urban developments." Seeks better managed and more livable cities through partnerships between businesses, local governments, and other urban stakeholders. The site includes news, upcoming events, activities, and recent publications.

Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
http://www.aims.ca/

"AIMS is an independent economic and social policy think tank. Our role includes: sponsoring research of the highest standards of objectivity and comprehensiveness, with a view to determining whether and to what extent market-based solutions can be successfully applied to the myriad social and economic problems facing Atlantic Canada; communicating the results of that research to the broadest possible audience of policy makers, opinion leaders, business people, professionals, academics, interest groups, students and the general public both regionally and nationally."

Atlas Economic Research Foundation
http://www.atlasusa.org/V2/main/

"Atlas Economic Research Foundation helps to create and develop independent public policy research organizations internationally by providing intellectual entrepreneurs with advice, financial support, workshops, and access to a network of leaders who share a commitment to achieving a free society. Atlas encourages financial, intellectual, and political independence."

The Bionomics Institute
http://www.bionomics.org/

"The Bionomics Institute is a nonprofit educational foundation dedicated to replacing the traditional, mechanistic view of the economy with economy-as-ecosystem thinking. The Bionomics Institute seeks to educate corporate leaders, policy makers, and the general public about bionomics. The Bionomics Institute pursues these objectives through public conferences, executive seminars, and publications."

Canadian Association for Business Economics
http://www.cabe.ca/

"The Canadian Association for Business Economics (CABE) is an association of professionals active in the field of business economics. CABE is a national organization with local chapters. Links on this web site point to the local chapters and to other information of use to the business economist."

The Conference Board
http://www.conference-board.org/

"The Conference Board is the world's leading business membership and research organization, connecting senior executives from more than 2,200 enterprises in over 60 nations. A nonprofit, nonadvocacy organization, The Conference Board produces the Consumer Confidence Index, the Leading Economic Indicators, and a wide range of reports on best business practices and the latest economic trends, which leads to The Conference Board receiving more than 21,000 media citations per year. The Conference Board also provides a diverse program of conferences and forums for over 15,000 executives from different industries and nations to meet and share insights."

European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
http://www.eaere.org/

"The European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) is an international scientific association with legal seat in Siegen, Germany (since May 1992), and secretariat headquarters in Mannheim, Germany."

Global Information Infrastructure Commission
http://www.giic.org/

"The mission of the Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC) is to foster private sector leadership and private-public sector cooperation in the development of information networks and services to advance global economic growth, education and quality of life. The GIIC is an independent, non-governmental initiative involving leaders from developing as well as industrialized countries."

International Association for the Economics of Participation
http://ocean.st.usm.edu/~w300388/

"The main function of the IAFEP is to explore the economics of participation. Typical topics that members work on include employee ownership, cooperatives, labor-management decision-making, co-determination, profit-sharing, non-profit organizations, and economic democracy. For years we published the Journal of Economic Analysis and Workers' Management. Information about our new journal, Economic Analysis: Journal of Enterprise and Participation, can be found" on this site along with conference information.

International Health Economics Association
http://www.healtheconomics.org/

³iHEA has been formed to increase communication among health economists, foster a higher standard of debate in the application of economics to health and health care systems, and assist young researchers at the start of their careers.² This site provides the associations latest newsletter, conference information, a ³working paper archive,² and an online membership form.

The Nobel Foundation
http://nobelprize.org/

"The Official Site of the Nobel Foundation" is searchable, and includes a timeline.

Society for Computational Economics
http://comp-econ.org/

"Computational economics explores the intersection of economics and computation. Included within computational economics are special interest groups focusing on computational approaches to agent based models, econometrics and statistics, finance, macro modeling, and dynamics, as well as on Internet economics, programming languages, and teaching of computational economics. Some of these areas are unique to computational economics, while others extend traditional areas of economics to new areas through computational techniques. Resources available here include conference information, special interest group contact information, journal and book pointers, information regarding our graduate student paper contest, and details on joining the SCE."

Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics
http://www.usask.ca/economics/SABE/

"The Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Econoics is an association committed to the rigourous economic analysis of the world we live in. SABE members possess a deep and abiding interest in how people actually behave because an understanding of such behavior is a vital determinant in the micro foundations of economics as a social science." This site includes information on what behavioral economics are, newsletter and other publishing data, and ways to contact other indiviuals with in this field.

Society of Government Economists
http://www.sge-econ.org/

"SGE is an organization for all those interested in economics and public policy issues. Benefits of membership include newsletters, monthly luncheons, and Society-sponsored conferences. This website is designed to provide information about the mission of SGE, Newsletter highlights, upcoming events, and upcoming and past conferences and lecturers."