The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to independent research in Applied Economics, Theoretical  Economics and related fields.  It is located in Rimini where some of the founding trustees and scholars have special ties.

The RCEA is the outcome of  collaboration between Canadian economists, Italian economists and a group of eminent trustees from academia, banking, government and industry. Research at the RCEA is conducted to enlighten scientific and public debate on economic issues, and not to advance any economic, political and social agenda. The RCEA scholars are drawn from Canada, Italy and other countries, have experience in academia and/or government  and may hold different points of view on economic, political and social issues.

The fundamental goal of  RCEA is to further advanced research in Economics, Econometrics and related studies and promote contact between economists, econometricians and scientists from other fields all over the world.  Through this activity the RCEA can contribute to the progress of  highest quality scientific research and draw analyses and policy recommendations on the full range of economic and related issues. The RCEA  provides associate scholars, visiting scholars, and grant-assisted researchers with an environment conducive to scholarly work and the facilities required to carry out original research. At present the RCEA is composed of more than 60 permanent scholars engaged in research at the cutting edge of their areas of expertise.

The  RCEA organizes seminars and workshops , sponsors a general interest journal The Review of Economic Analysis (REA), and organizes the conference "Small Open Economies in the Globalized World" (SOEGW), a biennial event held every two years in Canada and Italy alternatively. Scientific work contributed by the RCEA Scholars is published in the RCEA’s Working  Papers series.

In the RePec-IDEAS general rankings for all Institutions devoted to Economic research ( Universities, International Organizations, Central Banks, Think Tanks,....) of September 2008,  RCEA is ranked 1st in Italy, 7th in Europe and 23rd in the world. Among Think Tanks RCEA is ranked 4th in the world.
The RCEA is sponsored, but not funded,  by the Canadian Embassy in Rome.
 
The activity of RCEA is funded by philanthropic private and public institutions which share RCEA's aim of fostering independent economic research and providing nonpartisan policy recommendations. The statute of RCEA guarantees the total independence of its researchers from external influences.