CERGE-EI is the Central and East European Regional Network representative for the Global Development Network (GDN). The GDN is an open, worldwide network of policy and research institutes whose aim is to support the generation and sharing of knowledge for economic development, and to promote its policy application. Managed by a small secretariat in New Delhi, India, the GDN operates worldwide through nine regional networks.

For information on the other regional networks which make up the GDN, click here.

As the GDN Regional Network Partner for the CEE region, CERGE-EI is charged with spreading information concerning research competitions, soliciting country report projects, and various other GDN research activities. The East European region is an area comprised of 16 countries speaking 13 languages. Our GDN administrative office actively works to ensure that mailings, e-mailings and web-based information reaches as broad an audience as possible. If you are interested in being added to our database or learning more about the GDN, please send an e-mail to this address:

For more information about the GDN's international activities, click here to connect to the GDN Secretariat in New Delhi, India.

At any given time, several GDN-sponsored activities are being administered in the Central and East European region by CERGE-EI. Details on these programs (and information on both past and upcoming activities) can be found below.

• Global Research Project
• Regional Research Competition
• GDN Annual Conference
• Other Regional Hubs

In summer 2000, four thematic papers were prepared for each region. The four themes are:

• Aggregate Growth
• Markets and Growth
• Micro Determinants of Growth
• Political Economy of Growth

The Global Research Project will proceed in several phases. The thematic papers set the fundamental research groundwork which was the first phase and the papers prepared in the second phase (individual country reports) were completed in 2002. For more detailed information on these four themes (and downloadable versions of the actual papers), please click here. You may also jump directly to the country reports which were prepared under the second phase of the Global Research Project here.

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The GDN has provided substantial funding to help foster empirical, policy-relevant development research by individuals and institutes in developing countries. These funds are intended to strengthen the regional development networks that form the core of the Global Development Network.

CERGE-EI has been very foruntate to benefit from the expertise of 200+ reviewers in each round of the competition. In particular the Vienna Institute for Economic Studies (WIIW) has been extremely generous each and every year since the competition's launch.

In the year 2000, a one-time parallel regional research scheme to the RRC was commission. CERGE-EI received additional funding in the amount of $100,000 for support of research in South Eastern Europe. For more information on this support scheme, please click here.

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The Twelfth Global Development Network Conference is scheduled to take place on 16-18 January 2011 in Bogotá, Colombia. More information will be available on the GDN website later in 2010.

The Eleventh Global Development Network Conference, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the City of Prague, and CERGE-EI, was held on 16–18 January 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic, with the theme "Regional and International Integration: Quo Vadis?". More information, including the conference program, session blogs, and downloadable material, is available on the GDN website.

The Tenth Global Development Network Conference, with the support of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait from 3–5 February 2009. The theme of the conference was "Natural Resources and Development". More information, including the conference program, session blogs, and downloadable material, is available on the GDN website.

The Ninth Global Development Network Conference was held in Brisbane, Australia from 29–31 January 2008. The theme of the conference was "Security for Development: Confronting Threats to Survival and Safety". Full details can be found here.

The Eighth Global Development Network Conference was held in Beijing, China on 14–16 January 2007. The theme of the conference was "The Emergence of Asia: Implications for Global Development". Full details can be found here.

The Seventh Global Development Network Conference, "Institutions and Development: At the Nexus of Global Change", was held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 19–21 January 2006. Just prior to this meeting, Dr Boris Vujcic (Vice-Governor, Croatian National Bank) was elected East European regional representative, replacing Professor Jan Kmenta, who finished his term in 2005. Click here for more information on the Governing Board and Dr Vujcic. Full details of the conference can be found here.

The Sixth Global Development Network Conference, "Developing & Developed Worlds: Mutual Impact", was held in Dakar, Senegal, on 24–26 January 2005. Full details can be found here.

The Fifth Global Development Network Conference, "Understanding Reform", was held in New Delhi, India, on 28–30 January 2004. Full details can be found here.

The Fourth Global Development Network Conference, "Globalization and Equity", was held in Cairo, Egypt, on 19–21 January 2003. Full details can be found here.

The Third annual Global Development Network Conference, titled "Blending Local and Global Knowledge", took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 9–14 December 2001. Further details and documents can be found here.

The Second annual Global Development Network Conference, titled "Beyond Economics: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Development", was held on 11–13 December 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. Further information about this conference is available from the dedicated GDN website including the selection of a new Governing Board. Professor Jan Kmenta, a distinguished academic well-known for his work in the field of econometrics, was elected East European regional representative. Click here for more information on Professor Kmenta.

The First Annual Global Development Network Conference, titled "Bridging Knowledge and Policy", took place in Bonn, Germany, on 5–8 December 1999. Further details and documents can be found here.

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Managed by a small secretariat in New Delhi, India, GDN activities are administered around the globe through its network of regional networks:

Sub-Saharan Africa
African Economic Research Consortium (ERC), Nairobi, Kenya
http://www.aercafrica.org

Central and Eastern Europe
CERGE-EI, Prague, Czech Republic
http://www.cerge-ei.cz

East Asia
Philippine Institute for Development Studies
http://www.pids.gov.ph

Russia & Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC), Kyiv, Ukraine
http://www.eerc.ru

Middle East & North Africa
Economic Research Forum (ERF), Cairo, Egypt
http://www.erf.org.eg

Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) Secretariat, Bogotá, Colombia
http://www.lacea.org

South Asia
South Asia: South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI) Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
http://www.saneinetwork.net

South Pacific: Oceania Development Network
University of the South Pacific, Fiji
http://www.gdn-oceania.org

GDN also maintains three network partners in developed (OECD) regions, namely Japan, Western/Northern Europe and North America. The aim of these three partners is to provide information, knowledge and expertise for researchers in developing countries.

Japan / Asia-Pacific
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
http://www.jica.go.jp/gdn/

Western / Northern Europe
European Development Research Network (EUDN), Namur, Belgium
http://www.eudnet.net

North America
Bureau for Research and Analysis of Development (BREAD), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/

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