# Institute of Economic Research, Bangor

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**Wikidata**: [Q108593353](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108593353)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/institute-of-economic-research-bangor

## Summary
The Institute of Economic Research, Bangor is a research institute based in Bangor, United Kingdom, that is part of Bangor University. It is registered in multiple international authority files (for example ISNI 0000000091330574 and VIAF 268660196) and is formally classified as an organization whose primary purpose is research.

## Key Facts
- The Institute of Economic Research, Bangor is an instance of a research institute (formal classification: research institute).
- It is part of Bangor University.
- Country: United Kingdom.
- Headquarters: Bangor.
- ISNI: 0000000091330574.
- VIAF ID: 268660196.
- GND ID: 16112650-9.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n50058488.
- BIBSYS ID: 90697468.
- Aliases include "Institute of Economic Research (Bangor)" and "Institute of Economic Research, Bangor, Wales".

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Institute of Economic Research, Bangor?
A: It is a research institute (an organization whose primary purpose is research) that is part of Bangor University and is headquartered in Bangor, United Kingdom.

### Q: Where is the Institute located and to which institution does it belong?
A: The institute is headquartered in Bangor, United Kingdom, and is part of Bangor University.

### Q: Does the Institute have standard library or authority identifiers?
A: Yes. Public authority identifiers include ISNI 0000000091330574, VIAF 268660196, GND 16112650-9, Library of Congress authority n50058488, and BIBSYS 90697468.

## Why It Matters
The Institute of Economic Research, Bangor represents a formal centre for economic research within the structure of Bangor University. As a designated research institute, it provides an organizational locus for scholarly activity in economics, enabling coordinated research, academic collaboration, and institutional recognition. Its presence in multiple international authority files (ISNI, VIAF, GND, Library of Congress, BIBSYS) supports discoverability and consistent cataloguing across library, archival, and bibliographic systems. That institutional and bibliographic recognition aids researchers, librarians, and funders in identifying and attributing work produced under the institute’s name. For stakeholders seeking to locate economic research affiliated with Bangor University or to cite institutional authorship correctly, the institute’s formal identifiers and university affiliation make it a stable, citable entity in academic and information-management contexts.

## Notable For
- Being a formal research institute affiliated with Bangor University.
- Registration in multiple international authority and library systems (ISNI, VIAF, GND, Library of Congress, BIBSYS).
- Headquartered in Bangor, United Kingdom, giving it a clear geographic and institutional identity.
- Multiple official name variants/aliases that appear in catalogs and records (supporting discoverability under different forms).

## Body

### Overview
- Official name: Institute of Economic Research, Bangor.
- Described in structured data as an organization and specifically as a research institute.
- Part of the higher-education institution Bangor University.

### Classification and Purpose
- Instance_of: research institute — an organization whose primary purpose is research.
- Wikidata description (structured): organization.

### Location and Affiliation
- Country: United Kingdom.
- Headquarters: Bangor.
- Organizational relationship: part_of Bangor University.

### Names and Aliases
- Recorded aliases: "Institute of Economic Research (Bangor)" and "Institute of Economic Research, Bangor, Wales".
- Multiple name variants exist in authority and catalog records.

### Authority and Library Identifiers
- ISNI: 0000000091330574.
- VIAF: 268660196.
- GND: 16112650-9.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n50058488.
- BIBSYS ID: 90697468.
- Many of these identifier records share common reference metadata in source records (e.g., linked via VIAF).

### Data Provenance
- The structured properties and identifiers are drawn from bibliographic and authority records associated with the institute (authority identifiers and catalog entries).

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File