Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER, Chinese: 台灣經濟研究院) is an incorporated non-profit research institute. Established on September 1, 1976, it was the first independent academic research institute in Taiwan. Similar to the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, its mission is to provide research into the domestic and foreign economies and industries and to provide the results to the government and industry for consideration, encouraging the development of Taiwan's economy. More information on the Wikipedia page [1]. The English version of the website is [2].