The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is a capacity-building research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, established in 1988 to inform economic policy making in sub-Saharan Africa. It grew out of a group of Africanist and African scholars who saw a disconnect between economic policy making and the region's own available research, and built a framework of donor-supported grants for researchers and resource-person economists working on themes important to African economic management. Beyond its original research-support mission, the consortium now also runs a postgraduate training programme and a publishing and communications arm.
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Country or Jurisdiction ServedWikidata Q30267817, property P17 (country). Founding Year Headquarters Classification
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1. About Us, African Economic Research Consortium
About Us page, opening paragraph
Based in Nairobi, AERC was formally established in 1988.
Our Journey
African Economic Research Consortium established as a capacity building institution to inform economic policies in sub-Saharan Africa.
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