The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association or Asociación de Economía de América Latina y el Caribe (LACEA) is an international association of economists with common research interests in Latin America.  It was formed in 1992 to facilitate the exchange of ideas among economists and policymakers.  For more information about LACEA, please review its history and Bylaws. We also invite you to join LACEA. To search for current LACEA members, please use our Membership Directory.

LACEA is generously supported by grants from the Global Development Network and the World Bank's Development Grant Facility.  In addition, the annual meetings are supported by grants from The World Bank, The Inter-American Development Bank, The Ford Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.  Click here to read more about LACEA's supporters.

he13th LACEA Annual Meeting 2008 will take place at IMPA (Instituto Nacional De Matemática Pura E Aplicada), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 20th to 22nd, 2008. For more information: www.lacea.org