Mission
1) TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND TEACHING RELATED TO THE ECONOMICS OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES AND TO FOSTER DIALOGUE AMONG RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS WHOSE WORK FOCUSES ON THE ECONOMIES OF THE REGION. AS A MATTER OF POLICY, LACEA WELCOMES ECONOMISTS OF ALL NATIONALITIES, THEORETICAL ORIENTATIONS AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES. 2) TO ENCOURAGE INTERACTION AMONG SCHOLARS, TEACHERS AND POLICY-MAKERS RESIDING AND WORKING IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AND PROFESSIONALS RESIDING OUTSIDE THE REGION. 3) TO SPONSOR PROGRAMS, MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE ECONOMIES OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN NATIONS. IN THIS CAPACITY, LACEA CAN ACT BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND AS A MEMBER OF OTHER PROFESSIONAL OR NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS.