The Institute for Economics and Peace

The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) is an independent, non-partisan, non profit think tank dedicated to shifting the world’s focus to peace as a positive, achievable, and tangible measure of human well-being and progress. Founded in 2008, IEP achieves its goals by developing new conceptual frameworks to define peacefulness; providing metrics for measuring peace; and uncovering the relationships between business, peace and prosperity as well as promoting a better understanding of the cultural, economic and political factors that create peace. IEP supports its activities by delivering consulting services related to data for peace, development and human security.

IEP has offices in New York, Brussels, The Hague, Mexico City and Harare and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. It is a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status research institute under Australian tax law and also a 501(c)(3) charitable status entity in the United States. It is also a registered foundation in the Netherlands.