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. Its key principles include worldwide membership and governance, and inclusiveness towards the variety of theoretical perspectives and applications of economics. The WEA is registered under United Kingdom law as a non-profit

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. The WEA publishes three

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'' reported that more than 3,600 economists from 110 countries joined in the first ten days. Early supporters (and members of the Executive Committee) included

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* {{Official website, http://www.worldeconomicsassociation.org/ International economic organizations