As stated on their mission,[1] IAREP is engaged in the advancement and dissemination of knowledge regarding economic psychology for the benefit of society by connecting people, data and ideas.
[4] IAREP's membership has remained principally European; it works in close collaboration with the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), which is centred in North America.
[3] The different titles of the two organizations reflect the fact that one was founded mainly by psychologists, the other mostly by economists, but in practice their interests overlap greatly.
[9][10] IAREP conferences have played an acknowledged role as the starting point of several international research collaborations, for example a cross-national investigation of psychological attitudes to the euro before its introduction.
[9][12] Past presidents of IAREP include Werner Güth, Erich Kirchler, David Leiser, Fred van Raaij and Paul Webley.