African Institute for Applied Economics

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You are welcome to the website of the African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE). AIAE is a non profit, non-partisan organisation incorporated as company limited by Guarantee in Nigeria in 2000, and devoted to evidence based economic policy research. The Institute facilitates policy advocacy, training, networking and provides consulting services.
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Prof. Soludo Unveils his Dream for AIAE
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has disclosed that his dream is to make the Institute a leading Pan African Independent Think Tank. He said he has made up his mind to devote a significant time to pursue the realisation of this noble vision. More

RECENT NEWS AND EVENTS
	Recent Events AIAE Trains Professionals in Tools for Agric Policy Analysis In the quest to fulfil its mandate of enhancing the capabilities and skills for cutting edge research, the Institute has successfully trained senior researchers in the nation’s agricultural sector in the methodologies and tools for agricultural analysis. The training was held in collaboration with the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) between 20 and 23 March, 2012 at the AIAE Conference Hall. The seasoned professionals and senior researchers were drawn from sixteen (16), government owned agricultural research Institutes in Nigeria and the staff of ARCN. More Policy Consultative Seminar on Social Security in Nigeria The contributions of various participants at the policy consultative seminar on social protection programme in Nigeria held on the 29th February, 2012 at Valencia Hotel, Abuja would no doubt make the study robustly relevant for government policy implementation. More Policy Think Group Seminar on Sovereign Wealth Fund Stakeholders in different sectors of the Nigerian economy charged the Federal government to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) This submission was made at Valencia Hotel, Abuja on the 1st of March, 2012 at the policy seminar on the management of Sovereign Wealth Fund organised by AIAE. More
		AIAE begins research on Social Protection Strategy Efforts towards evaluating the state driven social protection programmes in Nigeria and Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) will soon be boosted AIAE has begun a research on social protection strategy in Nigeria. More

		Research Seminar on Linking University Research and Industry (LURIN) The Federal University of Technology (FUTO) hosted an AIAE delegation in October, 2011 to stage the research seminar on LURIN. More

		Roundtable on Economic Transformation Agenda Stakeholders attended a Roundtable on Economic Transformation Process at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on the 27th of October, 2011 to discuss major economic fundamentals in the Nigerian transformation agenda. More

		AIAE pledges committment to SENEC AIAE has vowed to continue to engage the governments of the five South East States of Nigeria, the Organised Private Sector and stakeholders towards the establishment of SENEC. More

		LURIN project begins The project of Linking University Research and Industry in Nigeria (LURIN) has formally commenced. LURIN is a project geared towards linking university research and private enterprise. More

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