IDEA was established by 89 development economists from institutions across six world regions, who adopted the association's bylaws on January 30, 2026.
| Name | Institution | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Uzma Afzal | RMIT Australia | Oceania |
| Hamna Ahmed | Lahore School of Economics | Asia |
| Cevat Aksoy | King's College London and EBRD | Europe |
| Ashani Amarasinghe | University of Sydney | Oceania |
| Manuela Angelucci | UT Austin | North America |
| Alex Armand | Nova School of Business and Economics | Europe |
| Edward Asiedu | University of Ghana | Africa |
| Elisabetta Aurino | University of Barcelona | Europe |
| Ritwik Banerjee | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India | Asia |
| Chris Barrett | Cornell University | North America |
| Toman Barsbai | University of Bristol | Europe |
| Emily Beam | University of Vermont | North America |
| Tilman Brück | Humboldt-University of Berlin | Europe |
| Matias Busso | Inter-American Development Bank | Latin America |
| Kevin Carney | University of Michigan | North America |
| Theresa Chaudhry | Lahore School of Economics | Asia |
| Ritam Chaurey | Johns Hopkins SAIS | North America |
| Yi-Fan Chen | National University of Kaohsiung | Asia |
| Giorgio Chiovelli | Universidad de Montevideo | Latin America |
| Yating Chuang | Academia Sinica | Asia |
| Teguh Dartanto | Universitas Indonesia | Asia |
| Giacomo De Giorgi | University of Geneva | Europe |
| Eric Edmonds | Dartmouth College | North America |
| Ryan Edwards | ANU | Oceania |
| Marcela Eslava | Universidad de Los Andes | Latin America |
| Raissa Fabregas | University of Texas at Austin | North America |
| Paolo Falco | University of Copenhagen | Europe |
| Anne Fitzpatrick | Ohio State University | North America |
| Willa Friedman | University of Houston | North America |
| Susan Godlonton | Williams College | North America |
| Jessica Goldberg | University of Maryland | North America |
| Joseph Gomes | UCLouvain | Europe |
| Andre Groeger | Barcelona School of Economics | Europe |
| Talea Grootenhuis | University of Zurich | Europe |
| Derek Headey | IFPRI | Asia |
| Tarun Jain | IIM Ahmedabad | Asia |
| Pamela Jakiela | Williams College | North America |
| Shao-Yu Jheng | Harvard University | North America |
| Joe Kaboski | University of Notre Dame | North America |
| Eeshani Kandpal | Center for Global Development | North America |
| Samson Katengeza | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Africa |
| Anthony Keats | Wesleyan University | North America |
| Abbi Kedir | The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) | Africa |
| Jason Kerwin | University of Washington | North America |
| Deborah Kistler | University of Zurich | Europe |
| Vasily Korovkin | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Europe |
| Santosh Kumar | University of Notre Dame | North America |
| Rachid Laajaj | Universidad de los Andes | Latin America |
| Leah Lakdawala | Wake Forest University | North America |
| Monica Lambon-Quayefio | University of Ghana | Africa |
| Warn Lekfuangfu | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Europe |
| Gianmarco Leon-Ciliotta | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Europe |
| Ethan Ligon | UC Berkeley | North America |
| Ming-Jen Lin | National Taiwan University | Asia |
| Stefania Lovo | University of Reading | Europe |
| Rafat Mahmood | Lahore University of Management Sciences | Asia |
| Samreen Malik | NYU Abu Dhabi | Asia |
| Mariapia Mendola | University of Milan Bicocca | Europe |
| Pierluigi Montalbano | Sapienza University of Rome | Europe |
| Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay | Indian Statistical Institute | Asia |
| Jalil Nordman | IRD-DIAL | Europe |
| Rodrigo Oliveira | UNU-WIDER | Europe |
| Owen Ozier | Williams College | North America |
| Albert Park | Asian Development Bank | Asia |
| Dina Pomeranz | University of Zurich | Europe |
| Nishith Prakash | Northeastern University | North America |
| Atonu Rabbani | University of Dhaka | Asia |
| Rajesh Ramachandran | Monash University Malaysia | Asia |
| Faiz Rehman | Institute of Business Administration Karachi | Asia |
| Warda Riaz | Lahore University of Management Sciences | Asia |
| Tanya Rosenblat | University of Michigan | North America |
| Farah Said | Lahore University of Management Sciences | Asia |
| Kunal Sen | UNU-WIDER | Europe |
| Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse | International Food Policy Research Institute | Africa |
| Meiping Sun | Fordham University | North America |
| Ketki Sheth | University of Tennessee | North America |
| Abu Shonchoy | Florida International University | North America |
| Abhijeet Singh | Stockholm School of Economics | Europe |
| Jade Siu | University of Reading | Europe |
| Yu-hsuan Su | National Chengchi University | Asia |
| Sandip Sukhtankar | University of Virginia | North America |
| Obeid Ur Rehman | Toronto Metropolitan University | North America |
| Lore Vandewalle | KU Leuven | Europe |
| Juan Vargas | Collegio Carlo Alberto | Europe |
| Angelino Viceisza | Spelman College | North America |
| Ann Yang | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | North America |
| Dean Yang | University of Michigan | North America |
| Hang Yu | Peking University | Asia |
| Laura Zimmermann | University of Georgia | North America |