The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Economic Association (IEA) invite papers for the 2022 ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award.

The ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award aims to promote the application of innovative empirical research in economics to support evidence-based policies in addressing key development challenges in Asia and the Pacific.

There is no restriction on topics or themes. ADB’s current operational priorities include:

• Tackling climate change as the region is currently producing half of the global greenhouse gas emissions.
• Addressing inequality due to the digital divide following rapid digitalization in many countries in the region.
• Enhancing regional cooperation to facilitate faster recovery of trade and investment in the region.
• Increasing fiscal and economic resilience post-pandemic.

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Benefits from Innovative Policy Research Award

• The award will be given to the three best papers. Each award-winning paper will receive a $7,000 grant financed by ADB.
• The top three papers will be presented at the ADB-IEA award session of the 2022 ADB Annual Meeting. ADB will also facilitate the presentation of the award-winning papers at ADB’s Asia Thought Leader Series. ADB intends to apply the ideas generated by the award-winning paper to its operations and policy advice.

Eligibility Required for Innovative Policy Research Award

• Firstly, The paper must be an original research work in economics that provides evidence for better solutions/policies to address a key development challenge in Asia and the Pacific;
• Secondly, The paper has been or has the potential to be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed journal;
• Thirdly, The researcher is willing to work with policymakers in an ADB developing member to test and develop the research into policy solutions;
• Researchers from any country may apply, but the policy solutions must be relevant for an ADB developing member country;
• They especially encourage young and female scholars and researchers from universities, think tanks, and academic institutions to apply.

Selection Criteria

• Relevance of the problem to current regional issues/challenges (25%)
• Quality of methodology and analysis (25%)
• Structure and presentation (25%)
• Operational applicability (25%)

Application Details of Innovative Policy Research Award

Submissions are due no later than December 31, 2021. They anticipate completing the selection of the award-winning papers by the end of February 2022.

Submissions should include the full paper, including the title, abstract of 100 words or less, JEL codes, and full names of authors.

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Lastly, It is important to visit the official website link found below to access the application form.

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