(IEA Trust for R&D)

The Indian Economic Association had organized the World Economic Congress, in 1986, in collaboration with the International Economic Association. This major event was attended by more than 3500 delegates from all over the world. The IEA has had the privilege of making this mega event a grand success.

An event of this magnitude required huge resources. The IEA had mobilized the resources from different sources, such as, Government of India, Reserve Bank of India, Various Banks, Commercial Organizations and also State Government Sources.

A National level Steering Committee headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the then Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, and consisting of several members, such as, Professor S. Chakravarty, Professor P. R. Brahmananda, Professor Gautam Mathur, Professor M. V. Mathur, Professor Ruddar Datt, Professor,  V. R. Panchamukhi (Convenor), among others, steered the organization of this Mega event. In view of the careful handling of all the aspects of the World Economic Conference, some surplus of the Resources was generated and the Indian Economic Association decided to set up a separate registered Body called "The Indian Economic Association Trust for Research and Development". The basic objective of the IEA Trust for R&D is to provide support for those activities that help in promoting quality and standard of teaching and research in the economic profession of the country.

The Trust was registered in 1987. Professor Sukhamoy Chakravarty, former President, Indian Economic Association, was the first Chairman of the IEA Trust for Research and Development. Dr. Manmohan Singh, former President, Indian Economic Association was chairman of the Trust from 1991 to 2005. Dr. V. R. Panchamukhi, former President, Indian Economic Association was the Managing Trustee of the Trust during the period, 1987 to 2005.

The Trust evolved its programme of providing support to the following types of activities:

• Bringing out Teaching Monographs on select Themes of interest to the Teaching and Research profession and distributing them at concessional rates with focus on demand in the mofussil areas;.

• Providing partial support to the publication of the Indian Economic Journal and for the annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association;

• Providing partial support to the national level professional Associations, such as, The Indian Econometric Society and Indian Labour Economic Society, as also to the Regional Economic Associations for organizing their annual conferences, bringing out their Journal and for holding special events;

• Organizing seminars on select issues of contemporary relevance and bringing out publications of vintage writings in Economics.

Resources of the Trust are meager in relation to the magnitude of the Challenges before it.

The Trust has brought out some publications and conducted its activities as per the mandate of its memorandum. A list of select Publications brought out by the Trust is given below :
Since 2005, Dr. C. Rangarajan, currently Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, is the Chairman of the Trust and Dr. U. Sankar, Honorary Professor, Madras School of Economics is the Managing Trustee of the Trust.

The address of the Managing Trustee is given below:
Dr. U. Sankar
Honorary Profesor
Madras School of Economics
Gandhi Mandapam Road
Chennai-600 041

IEA Trust Publications

A. Books/Monographs:

B. Other Publications