Membership – Association for Quality Economics

Select the membership that best reflects your career stage.

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Student or recent graduate

£35/year

For students enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate economics programmes and recent graduates within two years of completing their degree who want to connect with the profession early.

How you could benefit:

✓ Take part in consultations along other members and make a real impact on relevant policy and practice in economics.
✓ Gain specialist knowledge from our reading and resource lists, and join discussions in our special interest groups with other members.
✓ Gain access to our member-only sustainability support series, including Carbon Literacy Training, Biodiversity Literacy Training, green skills, decolonising training, and more.
✓ With a focus on student members getting mentored by academic members, develop your skills and knowledge in confidence and pursue economic roles that fulfil your passions. The mentorship pilot will take place in 2026/27.
✓ Pick from our regularly updated range of events and resources to support early career economists and land the job of your dreams.
✓ Support your writing skill development through becoming an associate editor of our website.
✓ Network and develop at our 2027/28 conference, celebrating diverse scholarship and different schools of thoughts and approaches. Connect with others in your geographical area at our regional meet ups.
✓ Get the opportunity to publish your work on issues that mainstream economics journals rarely cover in our quarterly journal.
✓ Get awarded a dissertation prize for your work on moment-meeting issues within the discipline.
✓ We want to sponsor student places at relevant conferences and short courses at home and abroad, enabling students to develop knowledge and learn about best practice.

Join as Student or Graduate

Early career academic or industry professional

£55/year

For early career academics or industry professionals, building their career in economics.

How you could benefit:

✓ Take part in consultations along other members and make a real impact on relevant policy and practice in economics.
✓ Gain specialist knowledge from our reading and resource lists, and join discussions in our special interest groups with other members.
✓ Gain access to our member-only sustainability support series, including Carbon Literacy Training, Biodiversity Literacy Training, green skills, decolonising training, and more.
✓ Mentor members at earlier stages of their career journeys, supporting them to develop skills and knowledge in confidence and pursue economic roles that fulfil their passions. The mentorship pilot will take place in 2026/27.
✓ Get your expertise recognised through becoming a fellow and support the AQE to continuously develop and best support our members.
✓ Build on our all-member training and utilise our specific support for academic members to enhance your teaching practice and support the development of excellent economics graduates.
✓ Network and develop at our 2027/28 conference, celebrating diverse scholarship and different schools of thoughts and approaches. Connect with others in your geographical area at our regional meet ups.
✓ Get the opportunity to publish your work on issues that mainstream economics journals rarely cover in our quarterly journal.
✓ Use our resources and join discussion groups with other members on pressing issues within economics and teaching.

Join as early career Academic or Professional

Mid-career academic or industry professional

£85/year

For academics, researchers, and practicing economists at any career stage who want full access to AQE's network and resources.

How you could benefit:

✓ Take part in consultations along other members and make a real impact on relevant policy and practice in economics.
✓ Gain specialist knowledge from our reading and resource lists, and join discussions in our special interest groups with other members.
✓ Gain access to our member-only sustainability support series, including Carbon Literacy Training, Biodiversity Literacy Training, green skills, decolonising training, and more.
✓ Mentor members at earlier stages of their career journeys, supporting them to develop skills and knowledge in confidence and pursue economic roles that fulfil their passions. The mentorship pilot will take place in 2026/27.
✓ Get your expertise recognised through becoming a fellow and support the AQE to continuously develop and best support our members.
✓ Build on our all-member training and utilise our specific support for academic members to enhance your teaching practice and support the development of excellent economics graduates.
✓ Network and develop at our 2027/28 conference, celebrating diverse scholarship and different schools of thoughts and approaches. Connect with others in your geographical area at our regional meet ups.
✓ Get the opportunity to publish your work on issues that mainstream economics journals rarely cover in our quarterly journal.
✓ Use our resources and join discussion groups with other members on pressing issues within economics and teaching.

Join as Mid-Career Academic or Professional

Senior professor or industry professional

£100/year

For academics, researchers, and practicing economists in senior roles and established in their careers who want full access to AQE's network and resources.

How you could benefit:

✓ Take part in consultations along other members and make a real impact on relevant policy and practice in economics.
✓ Gain specialist knowledge from our reading and resource lists, and join discussions in our special interest groups with other members.
✓ Gain access to our member-only sustainability support series, including Carbon Literacy Training, Biodiversity Literacy Training, green skills, decolonising training, and more.
✓ Mentor members at earlier stages of their career journeys, supporting them to develop skills and knowledge in confidence and pursue economic roles that fulfil their passions. The mentorship pilot will take place in 2026/27.
✓ Get your expertise recognised through becoming a fellow and support the AQE to continuously develop and best support our members.
✓ Build on our all-member training and utilise our specific support for academic members to enhance your teaching practice and support the development of excellent economics graduates.
✓ Network and develop at our 2027/28 conference, celebrating diverse scholarship and different schools of thoughts and approaches. Connect with others in your geographical area at our regional meet ups.
✓ Get the opportunity to publish your work on issues that mainstream economics journals rarely cover in our quarterly journal.
✓ Use our resources and join discussion groups with other members on pressing issues within economics and teaching.

Join as Senior Professor or Professional

Institutional membership

Priced on a case-by-case basis

For institutions wanting to offer their students and staff at any career stage an opportunity to gain full access to AQE's network and resources.

How you could benefit:

✓ Take part in consultations along other members and make a real impact on relevant policy and practice in economics.
✓ Gain specialist knowledge from our reading and resource lists, and join discussions in our special interest groups with other members.
✓ Gain access to our member-only sustainability support series, including Carbon Literacy Training, Biodiversity Literacy Training, green skills, decolonising training, and more.
✓ With a focus on student members getting mentored by academic members, develop your skills and knowledge in confidence and pursue economic roles that fulfil your passions. The mentorship pilot will take place in 2026/27.
✓ Apply to become a student fellow - play an active role in the development of the AQE, get celebrated and recognised at events and in online resources, and gain opportunities to enhance your knowledge.
✓ Pick from our regularly updated range of events and resources to support early career economists and land the job of your dreams.
✓ Students: Support your writing skill development through becoming an associate editor of our website.
✓ Get your expertise recognised through becoming a fellow and support the AQE to continuously develop and best support our members.
✓ Build on our all-member training and utilise our specific support for academic members to enhance your teaching practice and support the development of excellent economics graduates.
✓ Network and develop at our 2027/28 conference, celebrating diverse scholarship and different schools of thoughts and approaches. Connect with others in your geographical area at our regional meet ups.
✓ Whether you’re a student or early career academic, get the opportunity to publish your work on issues that mainstream economics journals rarely cover in our quarterly journal.
✓ Students: Get awarded a dissertation prize for your work on moment-meeting issues within the discipline
✓ We want to sponsor student places at relevant conferences and short courses at home and abroad, enabling students to develop knowledge and learn about best practice.
✓ Use our resources and join discussion groups with other members on pressing issues within economics and teaching.

Enquire about membership

Membership perks include

✓ Take part in consultations along other members and make a real impact on relevant policy and practice in economics.
✓ Gain specialist knowledge from our reading and resource lists, and join discussions in our special interest groups with other members.
✓ Gain access to our member-only sustainability support series, including Carbon Literacy Training, Biodiversity Literacy Training, green skills, decolonising training, and more.
✓ With a focus on student members getting mentored by academic members, develop your skills and knowledge in confidence and pursue economic roles that fulfil your passions. The mentorship pilot will take place in 2026/27.
✓ Become a student fellow - play an active role in the development of the AQE, get celebrated and recognised at events and in online resources, and gain opportunities to enhance your knowledge.
✓ Pick from our regularly updated range of events and resources to support early career economists and land the job of your dreams.
✓ Support your writing skill development through becoming an associate editor of our website.
✓ Get your expertise recognised through becoming a fellow and support the AQE to continuously develop and best support our members.
✓ Build on our all-member training and utilise our specific support for academic members to enhance your teaching practice and support the development of excellent economics graduates.
✓ Network and develop at our 2027/28 conference, celebrating diverse scholarship and different schools of thoughts and approaches. Connect with others in your geographical area at our regional meet ups.
✓ Whether you’re a student or early career academic, get the opportunity to publish your work on issues that mainstream economics journals rarely cover in our quarterly journal.
✓ Get awarded a dissertation prize for your work on moment-meeting issues within the discipline.
✓ We want to sponsor student places at relevant conferences and short courses at home and abroad, enabling students to develop knowledge and learn about best practice.
✓ Use our resources and join discussion groups with other members on pressing issues within economics and teaching.

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