The Animal Welfare Economics Working Group exists to coordinate and support an international, interdisciplinary network of researchers. 

The working group promotes this goal by:

• Facilitating connections between economists and those working in relevant fields, such as animal welfare science, philosophy, political science, and policy, by holding an annual in-person conference, running online colloquia, and fostering new collaborations between researchers.

• Developing a research agenda for the field based on the community’s understanding of the highest impact frontiers of research.

• Providing small grants to individuals and teams to accelerate their work, including funding for doctoral students and postdocs.