Middle East Economic Association Explained

Middle East Economic Association
Formation:	1978
Purpose:	promotion of high standard scholarship,facilitation of communication among scholars through meetings and publications, and promotion of cooperation among persons and organizations committed to the objectives of MEEA^[1]
Region Served:	MENA
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Dhruv singla, Ohio State University
Website:	www.meeaweb.org

The Middle East Economic Association (MEEA) is a private, non-profit, and non-political organization of scholars interested in the study of economies and economics of the Middle East.^[2] The geographical term "Middle East" is used in its widest usage. Its objectives shall be:

1. promotion of high standard scholarship,
2. facilitation of communication among scholars through meetings and publications, and
3. promotion of cooperation among persons and organizations committed to the objectives of MEEA.

MEEA officers

The current MEEA officers are:

Name	Title	Affiliation	Position
Mahmoud Mohieldin	Professor of Economics and Finance		President
Ahmed Elsayed	Associate Professor of Economics		Executive Secretary
Mahdi Majbouri	Professor of Economics		Treasurer

Past presidents

Past Presidents of the association are:

• Wassim Shahin, 2018-2023
• Hassan Y. Aly, 2013-2018
• Serdar Sayan, 2010-2012
• Hadi Salehi Esfahani, 2007-2009
• Jeffrey B. Nugent, 2004-2006
• Mine Cinar, 1999-2003
• Fatemah Moghadam, 1997-1998
• Sohrab Behdad, 1995-1996
• Abbas Alnasrawi, 1990-1994 (In Memoriam)
• Manoucher Parvin, 1986-1989
• Stanislaw Wellisz, 1984-1985
• Charles Issawi, 1978-1983

See also

• American Economic Association
• European Economic Association

References

1. Web site: MEEA Middle East Economic Association . 2015-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206011146/http://meeaweb.org/aboutus.htm . 2015-02-06 . dead .
2. Web site: Website. MEEA. 5 February 2015.