Ryan Womack Data and Economics Librarian rwomack@rci.rutgers.edu January 5, 2009

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Economics:
Economics Organizations

• Economic Societies, Associations, Centers, and Institutes
• Economists and University Economics Web Sites
• International Organizations and Foreign Governments
• Jobs for Economists

Economic Societies, Associations, Centers, and Institutes

Resources for Economists (RFE.org) has listings of the most significant Economic Organizations and Associations, including

• Academic Research Organizations and Institutes
• Non-Academic Research and Policy Organizations
• Economic Societies and Associations

For a more comprehensive listing, try the list of associations and societies at EDIRC, Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World.  You can also search their database, or browse by subject area of specialization.

In addition, you may wish to consult Scholarly Societies for links beyond economics.

Economists and University Economics Web Sites

• American Economic Association Directory
• David Giles' listing of non-US Economics Departments
• EDIRC Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
• International Directory of Finance and Economics Professionals
• RePEc Author Service directory of RePEc working paper authors

International Organizations and Foreign Governments

A list of selected major organizations and directories:

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) Coalition of donor agencies interested in microfinance
• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN)
• Economic Reconstruction and Development in South East Europe
• Europa European Union
• European Union US site
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Free Trade Area of the Americas
• Foreign Governments on the Web (Purdue University)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Government Information (University of Texas) links to many organizations.
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• South Centre (developing countries)
• United Nations main home page
• United Nations links to sub-organizations
• World Bank
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• World Health Organization (WHO)

Jobs for Economists

• AAEA Employment Service (Agricultural Economics)
• Academic Jobs (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Economics Ph.D.Job Candidates (by school)
• HigherEdJobs
• Job Openings for Economists (JOE)
• RFE (Resources for Economists) job section