CAREC Institute Research Workshop

The workshop discussed the 15 research proposals (below) submitted by 11 participating institutes from CAREC countries. Resource speakers from Cambridge University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Thammasat University, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and University of Newcastle, provided valuable insights on four key research areas of the CAREC Institute Research Program, 2009-2011:

• Structural Change,
• Regional Integration,
• Resource Revenue Management, and
• Macroeconomic Policies.

The ADB team also presented results of their research work in these areas.

ADB Managing Director General Rajat Nag addressed the workshop to share ADB experiences on regional integration from South Asia and the Greater Mekong Subregion.

The workshop established communication between the local research institutes and the respective experts in each field. This will support close coordination throughout the preparation of the research papers.

Research Proposals

Afghanistan

American University of Afghanistan

• FDI in Afghanistan

Azerbaijan

Center for Economic and Social Development

• Managing of Resource Revenues in Oil-Rich CAREC Countries: Case Study of Azerbaijan

People’s Republic of China

Institute of Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

• Analysis of CAREC’s Role on China’s Economic Growth and Potential Development

Mongolia

Institute for Strategic Studies

• Energy Security of Mongolia in the Context of Central Asia

Mongolian Development Institute

• Possible Structural Transformation of Mongolian Exports and Imports in the Context of Cooperation with the PRC and Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Economic Research Institute

• Macroeconomic Policy Issues in Kazakhstan
• Structural Change in the CAREC Region

Public Policy Research Center

• Impact of Energy Sector on Macroeconomic Performance: Case of Kazakhstan

Kyrgyz Republic

American University of Central Asia

• Is There a Case for Inflation Targeting in the Kyrgyz Republic?

Investment Round Table

• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Economic Policy aimed at Structural Reforms in the Kyrgyz Republic
• Regional Integration in Central Asia: Benefits for Kyrgyzstan from Removing Trade, Transport and Transit Barriers

Tajikistan

Institute of Economic Researches

• Influence of the Regional Cooperation on the Macroeconomic Efficiency: Case of Tajikistan
• Management of Natural Resource Revenues in Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Center for Economic Research

• Financial Development, Inequality and Poverty Reduction
• Structural Changes in the Uzbek Economy: Achievements, Problems, and Prospects

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