The Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) has announced a call for proposals for its new research initiative, Policy Analysis on Growth and Employment (PAGE). The initiative is designed to build and promote research capacity in developing countries in the context of inclusive growth and employment. Proposal topics can include:
- Providing social protection to the informal sector
- Youth employment and entrepreneurship
- Employment intensity of non-agricultural growth
- China's growth: challenges and opportunities for developing countries
- Entrepreneurial risk tolerance by gender
- Discrimination in credit access for women at the SME level
The first round of the initiative will fund up to 25 projects, with five reserved for projects using randomized control trials, 10 reserved for low income countries and/or conflict states, and six reserved for projects using community-based monitoring systems. Applicants must meet the following 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 LIC countries, fragile and/or conflict states.
- Teams are generally composed of at least one senior researcher leading several junior researchers, of which at least 50% are females.
- University-level training in economics or equivalent experience will generally be required.
For more information on the initiative and how to apply, visit the initiative webpage.