ACER objectives are:
- To promote the development of free market and to develop the relevant associated economic policies;
- To promote institutional reform and the practical implementation of democratic values in legal and economic practice;
- To establish the ground for a better understanding from the public of economic development issues, and
- To develop an interdisciplinary research institute, trustful for accuracy and transparency on public affairs, problem analysis capability, surveys and case studies, researches, and expert-wise opinion on economic development and growth.
- To build bridges between scholars and policy makers and promote public private coalition building.
The objectives of ACER are to advance educational and scientific profile and understanding, in the field of the promotion of free enterprises, limited government and personal responsibility as pertaining to Albania; to publish, to conduct seminars, and to engage in such other and further means as may be necessary and proper to accomplish the foregoing objects and purposes. ACER encourages an open dialogue between scholars and policy makers and promotes public-private coalition building.