GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
This research program covers a variety of policies and strategies to produce and support economic growth and development, with a focus on three development pillars: education, healthcare and institutions. Other development pillars covered include: infrastructure investment, state aid, development finance and others.
The following projects have been pursued within the program:
Socioeconomic Assessment of Coal Communities in North Macedonia and Kosovo
The goal of the project is: 1) to assess the socioeconomic consequences (risks and opportunities) of transitioning out of coal for the communities directly and
State aid and foreign direct investment in the Western Balkan countries: Fostering transparency and generating space for regional coordination of investment policies
The overall objective of the project is to improve transparency of and to generate evidence on the FDI-related state aid in the context of the
Diagnostics of the informal economy in North Macedonia
The objective of the action is to diagnose the informal economy, re-estimate its size and the size/importance of its various facets, by relying on tax
The perfect storm: Food and energy insecurities threaten the economies of the Western Balkan
The main goal of the project is to generate evidence and foster a policy dialogue for the food and energy insecurities in the Western Balkan
Action on the move: Monitoring, assessment and proposals for anti-crisis measures in conditions of a tight budget
The general goal of the action is to analyze and monitor budget spending for anti-crisis measures, at the national and local level, and to propose
Knowledge, measures and policy dialogue for child protection from the food and energy crisis
The primary objective of the project is to generate evidence about the impact of the food and energy crisis on overall and child poverty, as
Scoping study to investigate the demand for green and social financing in North Macedonia
The objective of this study is to conduct the diagnosis – market analyses of high potential sectors in North Macedonia from a green and social
Action for formalization of micro-performers of economic activity in the informal economy
The purpose of this action is to increase the formalization of micro-companies in North Macedonia, ie performers of economic activity in the informal economy. Hence,
V4 support to promote WB6 Common Regional Market: one market for post-COVID recovery
The project focuses on sharing experiences, transferring knowledge and recommending further regional economic integration through development of the WB6 Common Regional Market using experiences from
Analysis of SDG Financing Landscape
The objective of the SDG Financial Landscape Analysis is to map all financing flows, with the aim to identify potential approaches and activities that can