The Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) is formally registered with the Ministry of Justice to accomplish the following objectives:

• to contribute to the economic policy formulation capability and broadly to the economic advancement of Ethiopia;
• to promote the professional interest of its Economists;
• to promote the study of economics in the country's educational institutions;
• to promote economic research and assist in the dissemination of the findings of such research in Ethiopia;
• to provide fora for the discussion of economic issues, and • to promote professional contacts between Ethiopian economists and those of other countries.