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

Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)  www.wifo.ac.at/wwa/jsp/index.jsp?&fid=23842 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 data on the Austrian economy.

Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition  www.bof.fi/bofit_en 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.

BISER (Benchmarking the Information Society: e-Europe Indicators for European Regions)  www.biser-eu.com 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.

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

Center for Economic Research and Transformation (CERT)  www.som.hw.ac.uk/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.

Center for Industry Studies - University of Pittsburgh  www.industrystudies.pitt.edu 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.

Center for Research in Regulated Industries  crri.rutgers.edu 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.

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

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

Centre for North South Economic Research (CRENOS)  www.crenos.it Provides analysis of development gaps at the national and regional level. Consists of researchers at local universities in Sardinia.

Centre for Research in Network Economics and Communications  www.crnec.auckland.ac.nz University of Auckland based center specializes in the economics of networks and communications industries.

Centre for the Study of Transition and Development (CESTRAD)  www.iss.nl/content/view/full/2795 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.

CHILD - Centre for Hosehold, Income, Labour and Demographic economics  www.child-centre.it 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 research on these themes. Acts as a network for the activities of five Italian universities.

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

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

CREFA's Development Group  www.crefa.ecn.ulaval.ca 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.

Economic Research Institute, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran  www.modares.ac.ir/erc The Institute's activities are national and regional in scope, and have a particular focus on Agricultural Economics, Iranian Economic and Development, Islamic Economics and Urban and Regional Economics and Planning.

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

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)  www.diw.de/english The German Institute for Economic Research is one of the leading research institutes in Europe with a research staff of about 120 economists. It is an independent, non-profit-making academic institute which is involved in basic research and policy advice.

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

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

Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting  www.ier.kiev.ua 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.

Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH)  www.iwh-halle.de/default.asp?lang=e 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF)  www.iipf.net 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.

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

Keizai Koho Center - U.S. office  www.kkc-usa.org Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs. Articles about U.S. - Japan trade relations, research trends, and analyses of economic statistics; a monthly newsletter; and background information on the organization and activities to promote a better understanding of Japan's economy and society.

Kiel Institute for World Economics  www.uni-kiel.de/ifw/homeeng.htm 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 the documentation and provision of information about international economic relations.

MERIT - Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology  www.merit.unimaas.nl 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.

National Institute for Labour Studies  www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/nils A labour studies research centre in Australia focusing on many aspects of labour including immigration, earnings and wage trends, training, productivity, industrial relations, labour market developments, and others.

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

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

Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions, USA  w4.stern.nyu.edu/salomon 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.

Samsung Economic Research Institute  www.koreaeconomy.org They provide research and current topic news to Foreigners, Investors and opinion leaders interested in the Korean economy.

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

Sonderforschungsbereich 303  www.wiwi.uni-bonn.de/sfb303/sonderforschungsbereich.eng.html National Research Center on Information and Coordination of Economic Activities at University of Bonn/Germany, Dept. of Economics. Contains links to facilities, staff, working papers and publications.

Sonderforschungsbereich 373  sfb.wiwi.hu-berlin.de National Research Center on Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes at Humboldt-Universität/Berlin/Germany, Dept. of Economics. Page contains links to facilities, staff, working papers and publications.

Sonderforschungsbereich 504  www.sfb504.uni-mannheim.de 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.

Texas Center  texascenter.tamiu.edu 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.