Organizations and Associations

Think Tanks and Research Organizations
Academic Societies and Associations

Think Tanks and Research Organizations

Research and policy analysis are carried out by a wide range of organizations in Canada. Some organizations are private, non-profit foundations, which both undertake research and advocate particular types of policies (compare The Fraser Institute with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives); others are university-based research centres. There are both national and regional research organizations.

Canadian Research Organizations

Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
Economic and public policy research, with an emphasis on Atlantic Canada.

C.D. Howe Institute
Canada's premier economic and social policy research institute.

Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Research on policies related to poverty and inequality.

Canada West Foundation
Western Canadian perspectives on public policy debates.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Economic and public policy options from left-of-center.

Canadian Employment Research Forum - McMaster University
Research on employment-related issues.

Canadian Energy Research Institute
Economics of energy and environmental issues.

Canadian European Economic Council
Fosters greater Canadian-European economic cooperation.

Canadian International Labour Network - McMaster University
Research on international labour institutions and laws.

Canadian Labour and Business Centre
Labour market and industrial relations research.

Canadian Policy Research Networks, Inc.
Research and public debate on social and economic policy issues.

Centre de Recherche sur l'Emploi et les Fluctuations Économiques - UQAM
Research on the dynamic interaction of labour markets and economic fluctuations.

Centre de Recherche en Économie et Finance Appliquées - Université Laval
Applied research on financial economics.

Centre for Regulatory Affairs - University of Calgary
Policy-oriented research on regulated industries.

Centre for the Study of Government and Business - University of British Columbia
Research on the economic role of government.

Centre for the Study of Living Standards
Policy research on the standard of living.

Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate - University of British Columbia
Urban policy research.

Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des Organisations/Center for InterUniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations
Research on industrial organization, e-commerce and finance.

Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie Quantitative
Quantitative economic research centre for the universities of Montreal, Laval, McGill, Concordia, and UQAM.

The Conference Board of Canada
Applied business and economic policy research.

David Suzuki Foundation
Environmental policy issues.

Estey Center For Law and Economics in International Trade
Interdisciplinary research on law and economics, and international trade policy.

The Fraser Institute
Competitive market solutions for public policy issues.

Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Winnipeg-based think tank on prairie policy issues.

Groupe d'étude en modélisation économique et analyse de politique - Université de Moncton
Research on the application of economic modeling to policy analysis.

Groupe de Recherche en Économie de L'Énergie, de L'Environnement et des Ressources Naturelles - Université Laval
Environmental and natural resource economics research.

Institut Canadien de Recherche sur le Développement Régional - Université de Moncton
Regional economic development research.

Institut de Recherche en Économie Contemporaine
Research on contemporary economic issues.

Institute for Policy Analysis - University of Toronto
Public policy research, including Project LINK
for global economic data.

Institute for Public Economics - University of Alberta
Research on the economics of the public sector.

Institute for Research on Public Policy
Political, economic and social policy issues.

Institute of Social & Economic Research - Memorial University of Newfoundland
Social and economic policy research related to Newfoundland.

The Institute of Health Economics
Edmonton-based research centre on issues related to the economics of healthcare.

Institute of Urban Studies - University of Winnipeg
Applied research on urban policy issues.

International Institute for Sustainable Development
Policy research regarding climate change, measures and indicators of sustainable development, and other environmental economics issues.

John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy - Queen's University
Research on Canadian economic policy issues.

Parkland Institute
The political economy of prairie issues.

Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy - University of Regina
Research on provincial and prairie public policy issues.

Tommy Douglas Research Institute
Economic and social policy research.

Research Organizations and Think Tanks in the Rest of the World

Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centres (EDIRC)
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Selective list of organizations, with a North American focus.

Academic Societies and Associations

Economists usually join a national organization of economists (like the Canadian Economics Association), and more narrowly focused organizations which provide journals and conferences for specialists in their own field of study. They may also attend the meetings of one of the international (or regional) economics associations. As students become familiar with journals in economics, and develop an interest in particular sub-fields, they may want to check out the resources that these organizations provide both online, and through membership and participation in conferences.

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Think Tanks and Research Organizations

Canadian Research Organizations

Research Organizations and Think Tanks in the Rest of the World

Academic Societies and Associations

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