Economics plays a vital role within the EBRD. Both the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) and Economics, Policy and Governance (EPG) publish a number of regular reports.
Transition Report
The Transition Report is published annually in November. It reviews economic and structural reform developments in the region and zooms in on a particular topic. The 2016-17 report casts a spotlight on inequality and inclusion.
Regional Economic Prospects and macroeconomic analysis
Regional Economic Prospects is a regular publication reviewing the latest economic developments in the region and summarizing economic growth forecasts. OCE also produces other economic data and analysis.
Special Reports
From time to time, OCE publishes special reports. Recent examples include:
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Diversifying Russia: Harnessing regional diversity
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The low carbon transition
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Group lending or individual lending? Evidence from Mongolia
Surveys
The economic research programme focused on policy topics relevant to EBRD countries of operation or to EBRD operations comprises a number of large surveys:
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BEEPS - Enterprise performance and business environment survey (enterprise survey)
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MOI - Management, organisation and innovation survey (enterprise survey)
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BEPS - Banking environment and performance survey (survey of banks)
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LiTS - Life in transition survey (household survey)
Working papers
The research programme also encompasses rigorous impact assessments as well as other empirical and applied theoretical research. In addition to the Transition Reports, Regional Economic Prospects, special reports and survey reports, research output is disseminated via the Working Paper series.
Research partners
The EBRD collaborates with think tanks, research centres, universities and international financial institutions, both inside and outside the transition region.
