Institutional know-how transfer to support (swift?) Europeanization of North Macedonia

The objective of the project is to elevate Finance Think at a new international / European level of development to be able to secure streamlining of the European economic values and dynamics into the national economy, as well to be able to robustly engage with EU actors relevant in this domain.

Following project’s grand objective, the specific tasks are positioned around three pillars:

  1. Teaming up / twinning with relevant EU-based peers, as well approaching to relevant EU-level economic policy actors, so as to learn how a think tank may engage in the Europeanization processes in its own country, as well to lay grounds for future cooperation with Western peers in joint initiatives;
  2. Further strengthening of FT’s research capacity, by learning from EU-based peers and transposition of their best practices into internal regulations;
  3. Elevating FT’s communication and advocacy capacity to communicate at the international level.

 

Donor: Open Society Foundations – Berlin Office

Duration: November 2019 – November 2020

 

 

Sustainable economic growth through promotion of alternative touristic attractions

The main goal of the project is to improve local economic development by promoting developed alternative tourist attractions.

The indirect expected benefits include development of new local brands and unconventional tourist attractions for the regions that in the long term will strengthen regions as touristic destinations, attract more tourists, and thus increase revenues and promote local traditional values as a key to reducing poverty and to inclusive economic growth.

 

Donor: US Embassy

Period: September – December 2019

 

Summer school “Data Analysis for Public Policy”

The main objective of the summer school is to provide knowledge, skills and advice on Data Analysis to be utilized in public policy analysis and evaluation by advanced undergraduate students, master’s students, PhD candidates and young scholars in economics. The summer school’s theme is “Data Analysis for Public Policy”.

The summer school will focus on building quantitative skills in the following domains:

  • Basic regression and assumptions underlying the classical linear regression model
  • Diagnostic testing
  • Introduction to data analysis with Stata (basic commands, visualizations, cross-tabulations)
  • Application of the regression basics to calculation of the gender pay gap
  • Selection in econometrics: Heckman model
  • Selection in econometrics: Repeated imputations (simulation exercise)
  • Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition
  • Quintile regression
  • Introduction to Data Analysis Using R
  • Mixed Linear Models

The participants will have the opportunity to workout learnt knowledge directly in Stata and R, guided by prominent regional scholars, including interactive and dynamic discussions.

 

Donor: Western Balkans Fund

Partners: School of Business and Economics at the University of Sarajevo and the Research Center at the University of Belgrade

 

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Roma-responsive budgeting in North Macedonia

The aim of the project is to pilot the Roma responsive budgeting guidelines through building capacities of civil servants, selecting budget programs and applying guidelines, resulting in two Roma responsive budgeting submissions to the 2020 budget.

 

Donor: Regional Cooperation Council

Duration: April – June 2019