Managing Resource Revenues in Oil-Rich CAREC Countries: The Case of Azerbaijan
The high inflow of oil revenues to Azerbaijan in recent years has led to large and unsustainable increases in government expenditures in the state budget and State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic. Given that oil revenues are exhaustible, volatile, and unpredictable, a sustainable fiscal policy must be enabled that allows for intergenerational equity, diversification in the economy, and predictable annual revenues that reduce pressures of appreciation. This paper aims... Read More
State of Policy Analysis in Azerbaijan
This assessment seeks to describe the present situation of policy analysis in Azerbaijan. The methodology used by the author has been desk research and more importantly, semi-structured face-to-face interviews with representatives of policy research institutions, international development agencies, independent policy analysts, and university lecturers in Azerbaijan. Download the paper. Read More
Advocacy Trainings in Rural Azerbaijan
Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) under management of Management Center, Cyprus and with funding from European Commission held Advocacy and Campaigning in Civil Society Workshop in Azerbaijani Districts from March 22-25, 2011. Representatives from Regional Civil Society Organizations attended the workshop. CESD Trainers served as trainer in the workshop. At the end of the course participants was able to analyse the policy-making dynamics and be able to identify... Read More
After CESD’s Recommendations on Visa Facilitation the Government of Azerbaijan is planning to apply new mechanisms in visa sphere
The Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Azerbaijan has recently presented “Visa Facilitation” Paper (the whole paper is available athttp://novisa.az/en/publications ) which was part of “Paving the Road towards Visa-free Travel between the Eastern Partnership countries and the EU”, a project of PASOS (Policy Association for an Open Society), supported by the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) of Open Society Foundations. After... Read More
MDG Workshop held in Baku
Center for Economic and Social Dveelopment (CESD) with management of Management Center (Cyprus) and with support from European Commission held 2 days the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) workshop in Baku, Azerbaijan on May 20th-21st, 2011 with participation of 30 Civil Society Organizations representatives. The MDG Workshop gathered together the local trainers, the recently trained participants, the local partner, all associates as well as other relevant stakeholders and... Read More
CESD RANKED AS ONE OF THE TOP THINK TANKS IN THE WORLD in 2012
CESD RANKED AS ONE OF THE TOP THINK TANKS IN THE WORLD The University of Pennsylvania ranked CESD among top fifty worldwide think tanks The University of Pennsylvania’s (UPenn) Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program announced rankings of the leading public policy research organizations in the world in their annual Global “Go-To Think Tanks” report. The presentation of the report took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on January, 19, 2012. The report’s... Read More
2012 CESD Internship Program in Azerbaijan
The Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD, www.cesd.az ),leading Azerbaijani think tank specialized in economic and social policy, is pleased to announce the CESD Summer Internship Program 2012. Through the program, students will be able to apply for full-time summer internships within one of the many divisions of the CESD. Internships are available only for undergraduate students and all positions are paid. Please note that only current students are eligible. Students... Read More
