[1][2][3] Its key principles include worldwide membership and governance, and inclusiveness towards the variety of theoretical perspectives and applications of economics.

The WEA is registered under United Kingdom law as a non-profit community interest company.

[4] It also publishes books,[5][6] has a bimonthly newsletter,[7][8][user-generated source?]

In an article based on interviews with Fullbrook, Robert Johnson and others, Handelsblatt reported that more than 3,600 economists from 110 countries joined in the first ten days.

[2] Early supporters (and members of the Executive Committee) included Steve Keen,[9] Dani Rodrik, James Galbraith, and Richard Koo.