About the Irish Economic Association

Introduction

The Irish Economic Association (IEA) is a national scientific body for economists in Ireland. The objective of the Association is to contribute to the development and application of economics in Ireland. It is a Company Limited by Guarantee.

Guiding Principles

There are five Guiding Principles for IEA Members:

1. Professionalism
2. Responsibilities in publications
3. Responsibilities to research participants
4. Responsibilities to employers, colleagues and funders
5. Responsibilities to students

See here for the IEA Code of Ethics and Guiding Principles.

Members

At present there are 17 institutional members and 2 corporate members, representing a wide range of economists working across the island of Ireland. More information on membership is accessible here.

• Central Bank of Ireland
• Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)
• Commission for Regulation of Utilities
• Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
• Economic and Social Research Institute
• School of Economics, University College Dublin
• Dept. of Economics, University of Galway
• Dept. of Economics, National University of Ireland Maynooth
• Dept. of Economics, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick
• Dept. of Economics, Trinity College Dublin
• Dept. of Economics, University College Cork 
• Dept. of Economics, Queen’s University Belfast
• Houses of the Oireachtas
• Indecon
• Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES)
• KPMG
• Nevin Economic Research Institute
• Revenue Commissioners
• TU Dublin College of Business

IEA Presidents