Home›Research and Policy Institutions›All Research and Policy InstitutionsBrowse ByAll Research and Policy InstitutionsReference and ClassificationVerifiedNon-governmental organizations whose primary function is economic research and the production of data or analysis used by policymakers and other institutions, including the National Bureau of Economic Research. Belongs here: research bodies whose output is economic scholarship or data rather than a regulatory standard, a currency, or capital. Does not belong here: standard-setting bodies whose output is binding or recommended practice for other institutions, grouped under Regulatory and Standard-Setting Bodies.FactsAll Research and Policy InstitutionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonInstitution KindWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own accountNonprofit or NGO 1All Research and Policy InstitutionsFilter Results112 entriesInstitution TypeAllFinancial Markets Research Bodies (9)Fiscal and Tax Policy Institutes (9)General Economic Policy Think Tanks (29)International Trade and Development Institutes (17)Labor Economics Institutes (5)Macroeconomic and Monetary Research Institutes (22)University-Affiliated Economic Research Centers (20)Founding YearAll1868 (1)1914 (1)1916 (1)1920 (1)1925 (2)1927 (1)1929 (1)1930 (1)1932 (1)1933 (1)1937 (2)1938 (2)1944 (1)1949 (1)1951 (1)1952 (1)1955 (1)1956 (2)1958 (3)1960 (2)1962 (2)1964 (1)1965 (2)1966 (1)1967 (1)1969 (1)1971 (1)1972 (2)1973 (1)1974 (2)1976 (1)1977 (2)1978 (3)1980 (1)1981 (4)1983 (3)1984 (1)1985 (1)1986 (4)1987 (1)1988 (1)1990 (5)1991 (2)1992 (1)1995 (1)1996 (3)1998 (1)1999 (1)2001 (2)2003 (3)2004 (3)2005 (3)2006 (2)2007 (1)2008 (4)2009 (3)2010 (3)2011 (4)2012 (1)2013 (1)Institution SubtypeAllEconomic Forum or Coordinating Body (2)International Organization (Non-Financial) (2)Market Infrastructure (1)Sovereign Wealth Fund (2)Think Tank or Research Institute (98)Trade Association (6)Country or Jurisdiction ServedAllAustralia (1)Austria (3)Belgium (1)Brazil (2)Canada (2)CESifo (1)Finland (2)France (3)Germany (12)Hungary (1)India (4)Iran (1)Ireland (2)Isle of Man (1)Italy (4)Japan (2)Kenya (2)Luxembourg (1)Netherlands (1)New Zealand (1)Poland (2)Russia (2)South Korea (2)Spain (1)Sweden (2)Switzerland (3)United Kingdom (13)United States (32)DissolvedAll1947 (1)2011 (1)2025 (1)Headquartered InAllAustria (1)Belgium (1)Brazil (1)Canada (2)Finland (2)France (2)Germany (11)Hungary (1)India (4)Ireland (2)Isle of Man (1)Italy (3)Japan (2)Kenya (2)Krakow (1)London (2)Luxembourg (1)Mannheim (1)Melbourne (1)Nairobi (1)Netherlands (1)New York City (1)New Zealand (1)Oxford (1)Paris (1)Rio de Janeiro (1)Rome (1)Russia (2)South Korea (2)Spain (1)Sweden (2)Switzerland (3)United Kingdom (11)United States (31)Vienna (2)Warsaw (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action LabResearch and Policy InstitutionsAdam Smith InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsAfrican Economic Research ConsortiumResearch and Policy InstitutionsAmerican Enterprise InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsAmerican Institute for Economic ResearchResearch and Policy InstitutionsAsia-Pacific Management Accounting AssociationResearch and Policy InstitutionsAustrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)Research and Policy InstitutionsBarcelona School of EconomicsResearch and Policy InstitutionsBasic Income Earth NetworkResearch and Policy InstitutionsBecker Friedman Institute for Research in EconomicsResearch and Policy InstitutionsBerkeley APEC Study CenterResearch and Policy InstitutionsBrookings InstitutionResearch and Policy InstitutionsBruegelResearch and Policy InstitutionsBureau of Economic AnalysisResearch and Policy InstitutionsC.D. Howe InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsCato InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsCaux Round TableResearch and Policy InstitutionsCenter for Economic Studies (CESifo)Research and Policy InstitutionsCenter for Financial StudiesResearch and Policy InstitutionsCenter for Global DevelopmentResearch and Policy InstitutionsCenter for Research in Security PricesResearch and Policy InstitutionsCenter on Budget and Policy PrioritiesResearch and Policy InstitutionsCentre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations InternationalesResearch and Policy InstitutionsCentre for Economic PerformanceResearch and Policy InstitutionsCentre for Economic Policy ResearchResearch and Policy InstitutionsCEPIIResearch and Policy InstitutionsClimate Policy InitiativeResearch and Policy InstitutionsCollegio Carlo AlbertoResearch and Policy InstitutionsCongressional Budget OfficeResearch and Policy InstitutionsCowles FoundationResearch and Policy InstitutionsDIW BerlinResearch and Policy InstitutionsEconomic and Social Research CouncilResearch and Policy InstitutionsEconomic and Social Research InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsEconomic Cycle Research InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsEconomic Policy InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsEinaudi Institute for Economics and FinanceResearch and Policy InstitutionsEuropean Association for Comparative Economic StudiesResearch and Policy InstitutionsFinancial Stability InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsFraser InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsGaidar Institute for Economic PolicyResearch and Policy InstitutionsGerman Economic InstituteResearch and Policy InstitutionsGetulio Vargas FoundationResearch and Policy InstitutionsGokhale Institute of Politics and EconomicsResearch and Policy InstitutionsGrowth Research UnitResearch and Policy InstitutionsHalle Institute for Economic ResearchResearch and Policy InstitutionsHeritage FoundationResearch and Policy InstitutionsHorasisResearch and Policy InstitutionsICstatResearch and Policy Institutionsifo Institute for Economic ResearchResearch and Policy Institutions123Next →Sources1. Think tank (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaThink tank, organizational status sectionQuote, Think tank, organizational status sectionMost think tanks are non-governmental organizations, but some are semi-autonomous agencies within a government, and some are associated with particular political parties, businesses, or the military.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.