Founded in 1922, the WEAI is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated "to encourage and communicate economic research and analysis". The mission that inspired the creation of a fledgling academic society 100 years ago still guides and informs the organization to this day as its activities and publications reach around the globe.

WEAI conferences bring together economists from around the world offering you the opportunity to meet your best prospects for whatever you offer in economics and related fields. Annual conferences regularly draw over 1,000 economists and International Conferences draw up to 500 economists each year and we offer you these ways to get involved:

Consider hosting a WEAI International Conference and bring your college or university to the attention of top economists from around the world!

Join us this summer in San Francisco for WEAI's centennial celebration! Virtual day will be held Tuesday, June 17th for those unable to join us in San Francisco. The preliminary program is now posted.

The members of WEAI invite and encourage you to join us in our mission of encouraging and communicating excellence in economics. Members enjoy benefits such as lower submission and registration fees, access to EI and CEP content back to volume one, and much more.

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The members of WEAI invite and encourage you to join us in our mission of encouraging and communicating excellence in economics. Members enjoy benefits such as lower submission and registration fees, access to EI and CEP content back to volume one, and much more.

Today, WEAI is a non-profit, educational community dedicated to sharing economic research and analysis. We publish two quarterly journals—Economic Inquiry and Contemporary Economic Policy—that are purposefully written for as wide a range of readers as possible.

Since 2009 the workshop has been held in conjunction with WEAI’s Annual Conference, which in 2025 will be June 20-24, at the Marriott Marquis San Francisco. LEARN MORE