The IDEA Research Institute was founded to promote the translation of theory to practical applications in economic and financial forecasting. A distinguished and influential team combining academic weight with managerial experience, with additional input from universities, research councils and commercial organizations, administers the Institute.

IDEA and the London School of Economics are pioneers in the development of a co-operative relationship between market analysts and academia. This exclusive joint venture provides the foundation for a range of products covering the emerging markets of Latin America, Asia, and Central/Eastern Europe. Country-by-country views of political risk from the world’s most reputable academic source are succinctly translated by IDEA into their effects on market sentiment, prices and flows.