The IEA has embarked on a multi-year project focusing on enhancing the role of women in the global economics profession. We will undertake research in multiple countries focused on understanding and removing obstacles to women in the profession and engage in a variety of activities to amplify women economists’ voices in the global public sphere.
The initiative is led by Ashwini Deshpande, (Ashoka University) with María Inés Berniell (Universidad Nacional de la Plata and CEDLAS), Raquel Fernández (New York University), Dani Rodrik (Harvard University), and Fiona Tregenna (University of Johannesburg) as team members.

The creation of a Knowledge Partner Programme stems from the IEA’s mission to foster global dialogue, advance high-quality research, promote education in economics, and encourage inclusive engagement across the profession and beyond. By formalising strategic collaborations with international institutions, the programme will enhance the IEA’s ability to support frontier research, stimulate debate on pressing global economic challenges, promote education in economics, and broaden participation in its core activities. Knowledge Partners (KPs) will help shape the international research and policy agenda through joint research programmes and publications and high level policy dialogue.

This initiative aligns with the IEA ́s mission to advance the dissemination of economic thought and knowledge worldwide while addressing contemporary global challenges in economics.

The programme consists of a series of three to four online lectures on a specific topic in economics. Lectures are delivered by experts in the relevant field. The programme is addressed at young scholars, post-graduate students and researchers who wish to deepen their knowledge of a specific topic.