The Economic development unit of NERTS conducts research and offer data services on policy issues of interest to development economists and practitioners, policymakers, and advocates. As a development-oriented network, we support policy initiatives towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries with real-time data and research.

We are particularly positioned to contribute to research on contemporary issues such as Just Transition, Digitization, Entrepreneurship and Employment, Financing for Development, Food and Nutrition Security, Poverty, Inequality and Child Labour in developing countries.