Centre for
Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
The Centre provides
common services for its researchers and for the users of
its research, and it obtains funding for the activities
it develops. In particular, CEPR:
- Develops
projects and obtains funding for them:
The Centre’s Research Fellows approach CEPR
with ideas for research initiatives and projects,
for which funding is required. The Centre’s
staff work with the Research Fellows to develop
the project, both in terms of its scientific
content, administrative arrangements and budget.
CEPR then approaches potential funders, who range
from charitable foundations to government
departments and central banks.
- Administers
and executes the projects: Once funding
has been obtained for the project, the Centre
administers the grant on behalf of the Research
Fellow(s) concerned, and takes responsibility for
reporting to the donors on the activities
undertaken and expenditures incurred under the
grant. In order to carry out the research, it is
often necessary for the researchers concerned to
meet with other members of the project in order
to discuss and compare their research results.
CEPR therefore organizes over 50 research
workshops and conferences annually, for its
Research Fellows in order to advance the research.
The Centre also distributes the results of this
research in the first instance through its
Discussion Paper series. These Discussion Papers
are circulated widely to other specialists in the
research community so that the results of the
research receive prompt and thorough professional
scrutiny. The Centre produces about 280
Discussion Papers each year. The key results in
each are also reported in the quarterly CEPR
Bulletin, which circulates to members of the
academic and policy communities.
- Disseminates
the results of the research: Once the
research nears completion, the Centre also
disseminates the key results of the research to a
wide audience in the private sector and the
policy community. This dissemination takes place
both through publications and meetings.
Highlights of the Centre’s research are
disseminated through the Centre’s bi-monthly
newsletter, European Economic Perspectives, which
is distributed to individuals in the private
sector and the policy community. CEPR also
produces a wide range of reports, books and
conference volumes each year. Research results
are also presented at public meetings. The Centre
organize over 20 lunchtime meetings and briefings
a year, predominantly in London, but also in
other major European cities such as Bonn,
Brussels, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Paris, Prague,
Stockholm and Vienna.
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