Deadline: 13 September 2017
The Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) has announced a call for proposals for projects on “Policy Analysis on Growth and Employment” (PAGE-II) in developing countries with an aim to support high quality research, capacity development, and policy engagement for growth and employment in developing countries.
Priority Issues
- Youth employment – supply and demand side constraints and related policy options
- Gender and women’s economic empowerment
- Entrepreneurship and financial inclusion for inclusive growth
- Productive employment in rural farm and nonfarm sectors – increasing labour productivity and reducing factor market imperfections
- Sectoral composition and patterns of economic growth – implications for job-creation, employment and poverty reduction
Funding Information
- PAGE II funding is up to $58.5 K, including $22 K in a research (cash) grant and up to $36.5 K.
- Additional financing (US$15 K) will be allocated for projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- All members of applicant teams must be developing country nationals (and reside in a developing country during the full course of the project), with priority given to teams from low-income countries, fragile and/or conflict states (mentioned below).
- Teams are generally composed of at least one senior researcher leading a group of junior researchers (ideally less than 30 years of age). PAGE II positively encourages teams with a female researcher as project leader and all teams are required to be gender-balanced (at least 50% females, including the team leader).
- University-level training in economics or equivalent experience will generally be required.
- Institutional projects are reserved for established institutions based in a developing country.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via the PEP intranet system through the given website.
Eligible Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep, Côte d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Kiribati, Kosovo, Korea, Dem. People’s Rep, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mozambique, Micronesia, FS, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, West Bank & Gaza, Zimbabwe.
For more information, please visit PEP Call for Proposals.