Formation | 1890 1902 (became Royal Economic Society on receiving a Royal Charter) | (as the British Economic Association)
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Legal status | Registered charity |
Purpose | Promoting the study of economic science |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Members | 3,801 (as of 10 May 2023[update])[1] plus 7 group members and 5 institutional members |
President: | Prof Sir Christopher Pissarides (2024-25) |
Website | res.org.uk |
The Royal Economic Society (RES) is a professional association and learned society that promotes the study of economics. Originally established in 1890 as the British Economic Association, it was incorporated by royal charter on 2 December 1902. The Society is a charity registered with the U.K. Charity Commission under charity number 231508.[2] Its patron is HM Charles III.