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The IEA welcomes incoming President Prof. Eric Maskin (Harvard)

The IEA thanks Prof. Elhanan Helpman (Harvard) for his service as President for the period 2023-2026

July Featured Economist

Dr. Pouirkèta Rita Nikiema is a development economist and Lecturer-Researcher at Université Norbert Zongo, Burkina Faso. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the Inter-University Graduate Program (PTCI) at Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal, a Master’s degree in Human Resources Economics from Université Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso.

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Lecture Series on International Macroeconomics

Jesse Schreger, Columbia University
Oleg Itskhoki, Harvard University
Gita Gopinath, Harvard University
April 13 – 15, 2026 | 9:00am to 10:00am, EST

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The New Global Economic Order

Edited By Lili Yan Ing, Dani Rodrik

Driving Change Podcast

Rumana Huque on the Real Costs of Bangladesh’s Tobacco Dependency

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IEA World Congress 2026

“Contrasting World Visions: Globalism v Nationalism, Multilateralism v Bilateralism, and Democracy v Autocracy.”
June 22-26, 2026
Belgrade, Serbia

Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative (IEA-WE)

The IEA has embarked on a multi-year project focusing on enhancing the role of women in the global economics profession. We will undertake research in multiple countries focused on understanding and removing obstacles to women in the profession and engage in a variety of activities to amplify women economists’ voices in the global public sphere.
The initiative is led by Ashwini Deshpande, (Ashoka University) with María Inés Berniell (Universidad Nacional de la Plata and CEDLAS), Raquel Fernández (New York University), Dani Rodrik (Harvard University), and Fiona Tregenna (University of Johannesburg) as team members.

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IEA Initiatives

Women in Leadership in Economics Initiative (IEA-WE)

The IEA has embarked on a multi-year project focusing on enhancing the role of women in the global economics profession….

IEA Knowledge Partner

The IEA welcomes the ADB Institute as Knowledge Partner

Driving Change: Women-Led Development Economics from the Ground Up is a podcast series by the IMF and IEA-WE, highlighting the impact of women economists in development. Turkish economist Ipek Ilkkaracan makes a compelling case for investing in social care infrastructure. Kenyan economist Rose Ngugi shares how her innovative indices help local governments design better policies. Colombian economist Marcela Eslava focuses on reforming Latin America’s dysfunctional social security system. Through these discussions, the series showcases the transformative power of women-led economic initiatives in addressing pressing global challenges.

IEA Lecture Series in Economics

This initiative aligns with the IEA´s mission to advance the dissemination of economic thought and knowledge worldwide while addressing contemporary global challenges in economics.

The programme consists of a series of three to four online lectures on a specific topic in economics. Lectures are delivered by experts in the relevant field. The programme is addressed at young scholars, post-graduate students and researchers who wish to deepen their knowledge of a specific topic.