Jakarta, 22 November 2022: Dr Lili Yan Ing, the Lead Advisor (Southeast Asia Region) in the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), was appointed as Secretary General of the International Economic Association (IEA) on 15 November 2022.

The IEA is the largest economic association in the world which was founded in 1950 as a Non-Governmental Organisation, at the instigation of the Social Sciences Department of UNESCO.

Dr Ing will work closely with the current President and President-elect of the IEA, Professor Dani Rodrik and Professor Elhanan Helpman, and the steering committee.

ERIA congratulates Dr Ing and wishes her the best for her services to the IEA.