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Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Développement The Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Développement is a research institute focused on applied economic analysis for development policy and program evaluation. The centre engages with national ministries, multilateral institutions, and academic partners to inform interventions in sectors such as health, agriculture, finance, and infrastructure. It positions itself at the intersection of policy analysis, field experimentation, and capacity building with ties to regional think tanks and international development agencies.
The institute traces intellectual antecedents to postwar development initiatives and regional planning efforts linked to United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organisation of African Unity, African Development Bank, and bilateral partners such as Agence française de développement, United States Agency for International Development, Department for International Development (United Kingdom). Early collaborations involved scholars from Université de Dakar, Université Mohammed V, University of Cape Town, Makerere University, and University of Nairobi and drew on methods from researchers associated with Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oxford University, London School of Economics, and Stanford University. The centre’s formative projects referenced frameworks used by Amartya Sen, Daron Acemoglu, Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, and Joseph Stiglitz and interacted with initiatives such as Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals, and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Institutional milestones included memoranda with Ministry of Finance (country), agreements with World Health Organization, and partnerships with Food and Agriculture Organization, reflecting a trajectory similar to International Food Policy Research Institute and Overseas Development Institute.
The centre’s mission echoes mandates of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Bank Group, and regional commitments like African Union policy frameworks, aiming to produce actionable evidence for policymakers. Objectives include rigorous applied research, technical assistance to ministries of Public Service (country), capacity building with national universities such as Université Cheikh Anta Diop, promotion of randomized controlled trials modeled on work from J-PAL, and dissemination via seminars with participation from representatives of International Labour Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and central banks like Bank of Algeria or Bank of Tunisia.
Research themes mirror agendas of Global Health, agricultural development programs and finance initiatives tied to institutions like African Risk Capacity, International Finance Corporation, Green Climate Fund, and Global Environment Facility. Projects have examined microfinance interventions akin to evaluations by Kiva and BRAC, agricultural value chains influenced by CGIAR centers such as International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center and International Rice Research Institute, and public expenditure reviews resembling analyses by International Monetary Fund. Fieldwork collaborations have involved Médecins Sans Frontières-adjacent health delivery studies, education initiatives related to Teach For All, and resilience programs coordinated with United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Methodological projects reference techniques popularized by Angus Deaton, Gordon B. Dahl, Michael Kremer, and draw on datasets similar to those curated by Demographic and Health Surveys Program and World Development Indicators.
Governance arrangements reflect models used by Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Centre for Economic Policy Research, with a Board including former officials from Ministry of Planning (country), executives from African Development Bank, and academics from Sorbonne University and University of Cambridge. The centre’s departments mirror structures at Institute of Development Studies, comprising research divisions in applied microeconomics, health economics, agricultural economics, and public finance. Administrative units coordinate internships linked to Fulbright Program, fellowships comparable to Rhodes Scholarship alumni networks, and technical units liaising with European Union delegations and national statistical offices like Institut National de la Statistique (country).
Strategic partners include multilateral and bilateral actors such as United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, African Development Bank, Agence française de développement, USAID, Global Partnership for Education, and philanthropic bodies like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation. Academic linkages feature exchanges with Université de Paris, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan, Peking University, and regional institutions such as University of Ghana and University of Ibadan. Collaborative projects have involved networks like J-PAL, 3ie, IDEAS, and International Food Policy Research Institute.
Funding streams combine competitive grants from National Research Agency (country), project-specific awards from World Bank, African Development Fund, philanthropic grants from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Open Society Foundations, and commissioned studies by ministries and agencies including Ministry of Agriculture (country) and Ministry of Health (country). Resource partnerships include data sharing agreements with Demographic and Health Surveys Program, computing resources modeled after European Organization for Nuclear Research-style collaborations in scale, and library linkages with institutions such as Bibliothèque nationale de France and university consortia.
Outputs include policy briefs, technical reports, and peer-reviewed articles published in journals such as Journal of Development Economics, World Development, The Lancet, American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Economic Development and Cultural Change. The centre’s evidence informed policy decisions at ministries and influenced programs supported by World Bank Group and African Development Bank, and its staff have presented findings at conferences like International Economic Association meetings, American Economic Association annual meetings, African Development Conference, and UNCTAD sessions. Training alumni have joined institutions including International Monetary Fund, World Bank, United Nations, African Development Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and national administrations.
Category:Research institutes