The Middle East Economic Association (MEEA) is a private,
non-profit
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, and non-political organization of
scholars
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interested in the study of economies and
economics
Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services.
Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
of the Middle East.
The geographical term "Middle East" is used in its widest usage. Its objectives shall be:
# promotion of high standard scholarship,
# facilitation of communication among scholars through meetings and publications, and
# promotion of cooperation among persons and organizations committed to the objectives of MEEA.
MEEA officers
The current MEEA officers are:
Past presidents
Past Presidents of the association are:
* Serdar Sayan, 2010-2012
* Hadi Salehi Esfahani, 2007-2009
* Jeffrey B. Nugent, 2004-2006
* Mine Cinar, 1999-2003
* Fatemah Moghadam, 1997-1998
* Sohrab Behdad, 1995-1996
* Abbas Alnasrawi, 1990-1994 (In Memoriam)
* Manoucher Parvin, 1986-1989
* Stanislaw Wellisz, 1984-1985
* Charles Issawi, 1978-1983
See also
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American Economic Association
The American Economic Association (AEA) is a learned society in the field of economics. It publishes several peer-reviewed journals acknowledged in business and academia. There are some 23,000 members.
History and Constitution
The AEA was esta ...
*
European Economic Association
The European Economic Association (EEA) is a professional academic body which links European economists. It was founded in the mid-1980s. Its first annual congress was in 1986 in Vienna and its first president was Jacques Drèze. The current pres ...
References
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Academic organizations based in the United States
International economic organizations
Middle East