The General Assembly: - is the highest policy and decision- making organ in all matters that pertain to the Association. The General Assembly meets at least once a year.

The Executive Committee: - is constituted by and accountable to the General Assembly, is responsible for the management of the activities of the Association. The Executive Committee is composed of the President, the Vice President and the Treasurer of the Association as well as the Editor-in-Chief of the Association's journal and three other members to be elected by the General Assembly. The Head of the Secretariat as well as the directors and chief executive officers of subsidiaries shall also be its non-voting members. The term of office of elected members of the Executive Committee is three years. They may be re-elected for a maximum of one more successive term. The Executive Committee shall meet at least once every quarter.

The Secretariat: - is the standing organ of the Executive Committee responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Association. It shall be headed by a Chief Executive Officer appointed by and accountable to the Executive Committee. It shall have the required personnel.

A subsidiary (institute, center, etc.): - is a semi-autonomous unit of the Association established by a charter or by-laws issued by the General Assembly. A subsidiary shall be headed by a director or a chief executive officer to be appointed by the Executive Committee. It shall have the required staff for the discharge of its functions. The Association has established one subsidiary so far, the Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute (EEPRI) in July 2000 as its research wing. It is organized under four research divisions namely, Agriculture and Rural Development Division, Trade and Industry Division, Social and Human Resource Division and Macroeconomic Division. Each division is staffed with at least one full time senior researcher and one researcher. In addition, a Director who is appointed by the Executive Committee provides leadership to the institute supported by several administrative staffs. The Association has also plan to establish Training Institute.

Chapters: - are branch offices of the Association, which the Executive Committee may establish within and outside Ethiopia with a view to furthering the objectives of theAssociation and discharging the duties and functions of the Executive Committee and those of the Secretariat.