Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association

The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) is an international association of economists with common research interests in Latin America. It was founded in July 1992, to encourage professional interaction and foster increased dialogue among researchers and practitioners whose work focuses on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 1996, its Annual Meetings bring together scholars, practitioners and students to discuss research papers and listen to invited keynote speakers who present the latest academic findings in economic and social development issues. LACEA fosters several thematic research networks, publishes the academic journal Economia, and administers the digital repository LACER-LACEA.

The objectives of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association are:

It was formed in 1992 to facilitate the exchange of ideas among economists and policymakers who focus their work on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean region. The idea of creating such an association of economists was put forward during the April 1991 Washington, D.C. meetings of the Latin American Studies Association by Michael Conroy, then a professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin. A seven-member Organizing Committee, led by Nora Lustig - then at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC - was appointed. The Organizing Committee obtained support from a number of leading scholars in the field, identified the initial Executive Committee, drafted the Association's bylaws, and applied for membership to the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA), officially launching LACEA.

Over one hundred economists from throughout the region were invited and accepted the invitation to be charter members of LACEA. On July 1, 1994 the charter members officially approved LACEA's bylaws and its first Executive Committee.

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