We provide high quality, evidence-informed policy analysis to government, international development agencies, and private sector. We work with local leaders and policymakers to identify local community needs, generate evidence, and use evidence to solve problems. We aim to foster a culture of evidence-informed policymaking in economic development policy and public policymaking by supporting governments, private sector, and international development agencies to address institutional and systemic barriers to evidence use. By generating practical evidence and providing technical assistance to promote the uptake of the evidence in policy decision-making processes, we hope to grow the community of practice in evidence-informed policymaking.
Our work is organized around key thematic areas central to sustainable development. Click on any research area to learn more.
Economic policy is at the heart of national development trajectories. Decisions regarding taxation, public expenditure, monetary policy conduct, fiscal management, financial market development, and...
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The digital economy contributes a significant share of output globally. The sector accounts for about 5–15% of GDP in many economies either directly or indirectly. By 2030, the Digital Cooperatio...
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Climate change is no longer a distant future risk or environmental concern for developing and low-income countries; it is a present macroeconomic reality. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, pro...
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Sustainable job creation is fundamental challenge in developing and low-income countries shaped by the structure, capabilities, and constraints firms operate in. Firms operate in imperfect and ofte...
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Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is the cornerstone of economic growth, human development, and climate resilience. Yet in many low and middle-income countries, energy systems ...
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While international trade has historically driven productivity gains, technological diffusion, and structural transformation globally, Africa’s integration into the world economy has been charact...
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Education remains one of the most powerful engines of human and individual empowerment, social mobility, and long-term economic growth. By building cognitive skills, technical competencies, and soc...
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Urbanization has historically been a catalyst for structural transformation. By concentrating firms, workers, infrastructure, and ideas, cities generate agglomeration economies that raise productiv...
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Nutrition and health are the foundation of human capital formation, labor productivity, and long-term development. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), persistent food insecurity, malnutrition, we...
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Finance lies at the heart of economic transformation. Whether mobilizing domestic resources, allocating public expenditure, crowding in private investment, or expanding access to financial services...
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Entrepreneurship and private sector development; green industrial transformation; youth employment and skills; public management and service provision; political economy; women economic empowerment...
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In the upcoming 10th Urbanization and Development Conference scheduled for March 30-31, 2026, in Washington DC: ➡️ h...
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