Research Areas
To date CER has done a significant amount of work in its research and policy analysis activity. Importantly, the work of its expert team has resulted in more than 150 policy papers and briefs, and numerous research publications. The areas of conducted studies are versatile and address the most challenging socio-economic topics. In particular, the research has been conducted in the areas of macroeconomic, monetary, fiscal, social, industrial, agricultural policy, knowledge based economy, and ICT4D.
Such interdisciplinary approach to research areas intertwined with modern and innovative research modality contributes to high value and applicability of such research studies to the current policy reform process in the country, and results in effective and efficient policy advice. Moreover, CER considers any policy paper as an interim product towards achieving a broader set of forward-looking objectives, such as participatory dialogue, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation.
Featured Research Projects
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Urbanization Policy
Addressing urbanization issues for ensuring more rapid and broad-based economic growth. The research initiative includes a number of policy papers and briefs focusing on various aspects of urbanization. The first study entitled "Urbanization and Industrialization in Uzbekistan: Challenges, Problems and Perspectives" has already been completed.
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Finance development, inequality and poverty reduction (evidence from Uzbekistan)
The goal of this study is to assess the links between economic growth rates, development of financial sector and the main indicators used to measure qualitative changes in poverty dynamics, namely poverty rates and changes in income distribution.
The controversial nature of the well-known statement that financial development accelerates economic growth, which, in turn, leads to poverty reduction, is clearly illustrated by the case of Uzbekistan.