Economics Research Guide: Organizations

Promotes uniformity and consistency in the supervision of financial institutions.

One of two government agencies that supply deposit insurance to American depository institutions.

Organization that aims to protect consumers and competition by preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices through law enforcement, advocacy, and education without unduly burdening legitimate business activity.

Founded in 1950 as a non-governmental organization, it aims to promote personal contacts and mutual understanding among economists in different parts of the world through the organization of scientific meetings, common research programs, and by means of publications of international character on problems of current importance.

Not-for-profit, public interest organization established to develop a single set of high-quality, understandable, enforceable, and globally accepted accounting and sustainability disclosure standards (IFRS Standards) and to promote and facilitate adoption of the standards.

Organization that works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its 190 member countries. It does so by supporting economic policies that promote financial stability and monetary cooperation, which are essential to increase productivity, job creation, and economic well-being.

Government agency that aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the U.S. industry through the rigorous enforcement of trade laws and agreements.

The second of two agencies that supply deposit insurance to American depository institutions. It is a government-backed insurer of credit unions in the United States.

Founded in 1969 as the Caucus of Black Economists to promote the professional lives of minorities within the profession.

Independent nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to strengthening prosperity and human welfare in the global economy through expert analysis and practical policy solutions.

Promotes the financial integrity and operational efficiency of the federal government through exceptional accounting, financing, collections, payment, and shared services.

Government agency whose mission is to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity for all communities.

Government agency that aims to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States as well as improve working conditions, advance opportunities for profitable employment, and assure work-related benefits and rights.

Official website of the United States' central bank.

International financial institution that provides loans and grants to governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.

Launched in 2011, the WEA fills a gap in the international community of economists by offering a truly international, inclusive, pluralist, and professional organization.