The International Association for the Economics of Participation (IAFEP) gathers scholars dedicated to exploring the economics of democratic and participatory organizations, such as labor–managed firms, cooperatives and firms with broad–based employee share–ownership, profit sharing and worker participation schemes, as well as democratic nonprofit, community and social enterprises. The IAFEP Conferences, which take place every two years, provide an international forum for presentations and discussions of current research on the economics of participation.
The main function of the IAFEP is to explore the economics of participation.
The 2024 IAFEP Conference will take place at Naples, Italy University of Naples Federico II Department of Political Sciences 10-12 July 2024