Područja istraživanja

Migration research at CDESS focuses on the causes, patterns and consequences of international population mobility and movements affecting particularly countries of the Western Balkans as migration origin and transit countries. It aims at contributing to the development of new theories and methodological advances in migration research, ensuring the ability to contribute and inform on a wide range of issues of policy concern, and establishing a reputation for analysis that is accepted as open, transparent and reliable. We are focused on informing the public debate on migration from developing countries by providing new insights that will contribute to the current policy debate.

The Migration program at CDESS is interdisciplinary and draws insights from sociology, human geography, development studies, politics, law, psychology, education, economics and demography. Our current research is primarily oriented towards analysis of causes and consequences of forced displacement, and to the development impact of diaspora and remittances.

We are currently a coordinating partner of the Western Balkans Migration Network (WB-MIGNET).

For more details about this program, please contact Amina Tabakovic: atabakovic [at] cdess.ba

The Education program at CDESS covers education at all stages of peoples’ lives. We undertake systematic and innovative research in the field of education by applying the latest techniques of empirical analysis. We look at a broad range of questions including why people invest in education and training, the way education systems are organized and, the impact of education and skill acquisition on economic and social outcomes.

The research is heavily orientated towards doing empirical work which can inform policy by taking questions to the data. We apply and develop a range of methodological approaches for this purpose, from evaluation methods, statistical analysis of large-scale micro-data sources, through to more detailed case study work.

For more details about this program, please contact Nina Brankovic: nbrankovic [at] cdess.ba

Research in social protection, poverty and inequality focuses on analysis of social insurance schemes (pensions and disability, health and unemployment insurance) and non-contributive social transfers from aspects of its financing, coverage, accessibility and effectiveness in reduction of new social risks, poverty and inequality; Impact of new labour market trends on sustainability and effectiveness of social insurance; Introduction of basic income as instrument for mitigation of poverty, family income maintenance and reduction of inequality.

Areas of Research:

– Social insurance schemes, non-contributive social transfers and social services

– Poverty and inequality

– Analysis of social protection from human rights perspective

– Gender aspects of social protection schemes

– Social protection in realisation of Child Rights

– Basic income

For more details about this program, please contact Nikolina Obradovic: nobradovic [at] cdess.ba

About:

Research in the field of decentralization and good governance is motivated by the complexity of multi-tier governance issues and implications of existing policies on development indicators (in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other Western Balkan countries). The focus is on the analysis of governance in complex systems, identification of distinctive characteristics of effective governance institutions and design of new policies for improved decentralization and public services.

Areas of research:

• Local Economic Development: Our work focuses on increasing the capacity of all tiers of governance institutions, civil society, the private sector and local communities in order to enhance socioeconomic development. New local economic policies will help communities increase their production and capacities to use productive infrastructure, new technologies and knowledge.
• Effective Public Services: Here, we take into account that governments are currently facing huge challenges because of significant cuts in funding and increased demand for services. Our work addresses the need for fundamental changes in the methods of commissioning and the delivery of public services.
• Environmental Governance: We conduct interdisciplinary research with objective to make progress towards solving the pressing environmental issues, while engaging with diverse stakeholders in target communities.

Activities:

• Research projects
• Seminars and workshops
• Publishing journal articles, discussion papers, conference papers and making contributions to books and journals.

Our core competencies:

• Qualitative research
• Policy analysis
• Design of monitoring systems
• Evaluation design
• GIS
• Project Cycle Management

For more details about this program, please contact Snezana Misic Mihajlovic: smisic [at] cdess.ba

At CDESS we focus on developing tools for measuring and monitoring financial inclusion in order to inform financial inclusion policy making and to provide basis for M&E of financial inclusion policy and targets.

Areas of research:
• Financial inclusion indicators: We develop financial inclusion indicators specifically designed for different target groups at the country level.
• Financial inclusion policies: We produce analyses that should contribute to developing the framework for understanding financial inclusion, its importance to overall economic growth related policies to increase it.
• Financial inclusion, poverty and income inequality: We focus on the analysis of the financial inclusion, poverty, and income inequality relationship. This should provide guidelines for designing and implementing policies for increasing access to financial services, contributing to poverty reduction and income equality.
• Financial literacy: We create financial literacy indicators, conduct research on financial literacy level among different target groups, and create M&E frameworks for assessing the outcomes and impacts of financial education. We provide policy recommendations for increasing financial literacy.

Activities:
• Research projects funded by research grants and contracts.
• Seminars and workshops for academics and practitioners.
• Publishing a journal, discussion paper series, conference papers and making contributions to books and journals.

Our core competencies:
• Applied theoretical research
• Micro- and macroeconomic analyses focusing on causal identification

For more details about this program, please contact Jasmina Okicic: jokicic [at] cdess.ba or Meldina Kokorovic Jukan: mkokorovic [at] cdess.ba