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The bulk of the Institute's research is
Trade, Regional Integration and Competitiveness (TRIC)
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Survey and comparative analysis of productivity and competitiveness highlighted by regular Competitiveness and Sustainability reports
- Research into the technological innovations, products and services shaping the new economy.
- National and sub-regional trade, de-regulation and competition policies
- Analysis of proposals for policy coordination and harmonization in ECOWAS
- Options for effective integration of Africa into the global economy.
Macroeconomic Analysis, Modeling and Forecasting (MAMF)
- Exchange rate regimes and policies promoting economic diversification and international competitiveness.
- Macroeconomic stabilization and growth
- Development and adaptation of empirical models for policy analysis and forecasting.
Public Sector Economics and Management (PSEM)
- Fiscal federalism and the rationalization of fiscal structures
- Taxation and incentives
- Debt and budgetary policies
- Divestment of public enterprises
- Public investment policy.
Poverty, Income Distribution and the Labour Market (PIDLAM)
- Bottom-up perspectives on constraints to broad-based growth
- Decentralization and efficiency of public service delivery systems
- Poverty traps, vulnerability and coping mechanisms of the poor to risks and shocks
- Education, health and gender issues
- Evaluating market and non-market approaches to poverty reduction
- Wage determination, labour market distortions and productiveness.
Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRUD)
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Policy and institutional reforms.
- Technology generation, transfer and use
- Agribusiness and micro-enterprise development
- Food security, poverty and rural livelihoods
- Agricultural trade and comercialisation.
The thematic groups are the building blocks of the research programme. They constitute the research hubs for producing frontier knowledge based on teamwork, international research networking, scientific validation and quality assurance. The thematic programme areas and the cross-cutting programme approaches are illustrated in the following diagram.
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