Latest research

• Family Assets Mobilization (2010)

  

  CER, with the support of UNDP, is launching the second round of the ‘Family Assets Mobilization’ (FAM) survey. The first round, conducted in 2004 focused on the issue of transforming the ‘idle’ capital of households into productive investment. During the last five years the FAM-2004 recommendations had a considerable impact on social and economic policies. The row of governmentally supported programs, such as the development of microfinance institutions, reduced transactions costs and home-based employment expanded the opportunities of households and businesses.

• Conceptual approach to Green Economy in Uzbekistan

  

  To ensure sustainable economic and human development in the long term, taking into account global trends and challenges, the transition to a “green” economy is considered as one of the most effective tools for maintaining long-term development, which results in improved living standards and social justice while significantly reducing environmental risks and shortages of natural resources.  

• Business Climate Index (BC Index)

  

  BC Index is a joint initiative of Center for Economic Research and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan aimed at elaborating a toolkit for assessment and short-term forecasting of business activity dynamics. The BC Index is calculated on the base of survey results of approximately 500-600 enterprises’ managers from all 14 regions of Uzbekistan and covers 5 main sectors of economy – industry, agriculture, construction, transport and communications, trade.