| Formation | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Learned society of economics |
| Purpose | "to promote the professional lives of minorities within the profession. In addition to continuing its founding mission, the organization is particularly interested in producing and distributing knowledge of economic issues that are of exceptional interest to promoting economic growth among native and immigrant African Americans, Latinos, and other people of color." |
Region served | United States |
President | Nzinga Broussard |
| Website | www |
The National Economic Association (NEA) is a learned society established in 1969, focused on initiatives in the field of economics.
The purposes of the Association are "to promote the professional lives of minorities within the profession. In addition to continuing its founding mission, the organization is particularly interested in producing and distributing knowledge of economic issues that are of exceptional interest to promoting economic growth among native and immigrant African Americans, Latinos, and other people of color."[1] Membership in the Association is available to professionals and graduate students in Economics and related disciplines.[2] The NEA publishes the Review of Black Political Economy and regularly collaborates with the Allied Social Science Associations, American Economic Association, and American Society of Hispanic Economics.