Canadian Economics Association

Canadian Economics Association
Name	Canadian Economics Association
Abbreviation	CEA
Formation	1967
Type	Learned society
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Region served	Canada
Leader title	President

Canadian Economics Association is a professional association that brings together academic economists, policy analysts, and researchers across Canada. It promotes research dissemination, scholarly exchange, and public engagement through conferences, journals, and awards. The association interacts with institutions such as University of Toronto, McGill University, University of British Columbia, Queen's University, and Université de Montréal while engaging members connected to international bodies like the Royal Economic Society, American Economic Association, European Economic Association, and International Monetary Fund.

History

The association was founded in 1967 amid developments in Canadian higher education linked to institutions such as Carleton University, University of Ottawa, York University, University of Alberta, and McMaster University. Early activities were influenced by economists affiliated with Harvard University, London School of Economics, University of Chicago, Princeton University, and Columbia University. In its formative decades the association convened members who had researched topics related to events like the 1973 oil crisis, the Canada–United States Automotive Products Agreement, and policy debates involving the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance (Canada). Prominent figures associated through conferences and publications included scholars connected with Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureates and authors who published with presses such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Routledge.

Organization and governance

The association is governed by an elected council and executive officers drawn from faculty at universities including Simon Fraser University, Dalhousie University, University of Calgary, University of Waterloo, and University of Saskatchewan. Its governance structure uses standing committees comparable to those of American Economic Association and Canadian Political Science Association for nominations, finance, and ethics. Annual elections feature candidates who have held positions at research centres such as the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Fraser Institute, C.D. Howe Institute, Institute for Research on Public Policy, and provincial policy units like BC Ministry of Finance and Ontario Treasury Board Secretariat. The association's bylaws reflect norms from organizations such as International Economic Association and legal frameworks related to Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.

Publications and research

Primary publications include a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles from scholars at institutions like McGill University, University of Toronto Mississauga, Concordia University, Brock University, and Université Laval. The association distributes working papers and bulletins in formats similar to series produced by National Bureau of Economic Research, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Bank of Canada Staff Working Papers, and Statistics Canada reports. Special issues and edited volumes have included contributions referencing empirical methods developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, Stanford University, and datasets from sources like OECD, World Bank, and International Labour Organization. Collaborations and citations often connect to research by scholars associated with prizes such as the John Bates Clark Medal and institutions like the Royal Society of Canada.

Conferences and meetings

The association organizes an annual meeting that rotates among campuses such as University of Victoria, University of Manitoba, McMaster University, Université de Sherbrooke, and Queen's University. Sessions frequently host panels featuring researchers from Harvard Kennedy School, London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London, and policy speakers from Bank of Canada, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and provincial ministries. The program includes paper sessions, roundtables, and poster sessions influenced by formats used at the Allied Social Science Associations meetings and regional conferences like the Western Economic Association International and Canadian Political Science Association annual meeting.

Membership and awards

Membership categories include student, regular, and emeritus tiers connecting affiliates from PhD programs at University of British Columbia Vancouver, University of Western Ontario, Université de Montréal Graduate School, and research staff at Statistics Canada and think tanks such as the C.D. Howe Institute and Institute for Research on Public Policy. The association awards prizes for best paper, early-career achievement, and lifetime contributions akin to awards such as the Frisch Medal and institutional recognitions like the Order of Canada for distinguished public service. Named awards have honored scholars who taught at institutions including University of Toronto Scarborough, Université Laval, Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, and guest lecturers from bodies like the Bank of England.

Education and outreach

The association promotes pedagogy and curriculum development for undergraduate and graduate programs at universities including Université de Montréal - HEC Montréal, McGill University Faculty of Arts, University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Schulich School of Business, and community colleges. Outreach efforts involve collaborations with organizations such as Teach For Canada, provincial ministries of education, and public communication through media outlets like The Globe and Mail, National Post, CBC Television, and policy briefings for legislators in the Parliament of Canada and provincial legislatures. Training workshops and summer schools have engaged partners like Canadian Research Data Centre Network, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships administrators, and international programs sponsored by entities including the World Bank Institute.

Category:Learned societies of Canada Category:Economics professional associations