The Emerging Themes Unit researches on various interdisciplinary and cross-cutting issues relevant to policy and sustainable development. The Unit provides sound policy analysis and research in areas such as Climate Change, Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development.
The Human Development Unit researches in areas of poverty, education, health, labour markets and other social sectors. The unit provides a resource base on objectively researched policy issues in the social sector in Zambia, and to build capacity in social policy analysis, especially in Government and the private sector.
The Public Finance Unit’s overall goal is to improve public policy for growth through policy analysis and research. It focusses on the analysis of public expenditure management, domestic and public external debt, and tax policy.
The overall goal of the Macroeconomics Unit is to improve public policy for growth, equity and poverty reduction through macroeconomic policy analysis and research. It focuses on the analysis of pertinent macroeconomic policy issues such as interest rates, inflation, and exchange rate movements; domestic and external public debt.
The Trade and Investment Unit researches domestic and international trade policy issues. The main objective of the unit is to strengthen Zambia’s capacity in identifying suitable domestic trade reforms. The unit further supports the development of appropriate investment policies while encouraging regional cooperation and international trade policy dialogue.
The Transport and Infrastructure Development Unit focuses on issues relating to the development and provision of physical infrastructure and transport services. The sub-sectors the unit focuses on include: Transportation, information and communications technology, solid waste management, construction, housing and amenities, water and energy infrastructure.
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Investor Perception Index: Foreign Investors Perspective on the Investment and Doing Business Environment in Zambia
Publications
- Budget Analysis
- Policy Briefs
- Working Papers
- Parliamentary Submissions
- Reports
- Miscellaneous
- Budget Analysis
Budget Analysis
2025 Budget Analysis report
Mid-Year-Social-Sector-Budget-Analysis-With-An-Emphasis-On-Drought-And-Cholera-Preparedness
Analysis of 2024 National Budget
Analysis of the 2023 National Budget
Analysis of 2022 National Budget
Analysis of 2021 National Budget
Nurturing the seeds of Growth
TAKING THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED 2019 Budget Analysis
Debt Servicing & the Delivery of Social Services (1)
- Policy Briefs
Policy Briefs
From-Waste-to-Resource-Zambia-May-2024
ENRDemos Policy Brief #2 Local Inclusion for Energy Access in Zambia
Assessing-impact-free-education-Zambia
State of Financial Cooperatives in Zambia
Who Are the Middle Class in Zambia
Second Hand Motor Vehicles Imports
Making Every Kilometre Count
Financial Cooperatives in Zambia
- Working Papers
Working Papers
wp2021-164-towards-greater-poverty-reduction-Zambia (2)
UCL_GreeningtheRecoveryZambia_Final (1)
Towards An Inflation Targeting Regime in Zambia (1)
Toward Stability and Growth (1)
Switching Costs Relationship (2)
Second Hand Motor Vehicles Imports (2)
Possible Pathways for Zambia to IMF (1)
Mathematical Road Distance Optimisation for the Core Road Network (1)
Leveraging the BRI for Africa’s Industrialisation (1)
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Parliamentary Submissions
Zambia Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Studies Amendment Bill_ZIPAR
ZIPAR submission on ZDA_Trade and Investment Bill
ZIPAR Submission on Skills and Career Development in Schools FINAL
ZIPAR Analysis of the 8NDP 2023
Youth Development Fund_National Assembly
The Teaching of Computer Studies and a Review of the Quality of Higher Education in Zambia
The Rural Electrification (Amendment) Bill N.A.B 20 of 2021.
Submission on the Effects of Illicit Financial Flows on the Budget and Its Sustainability.
Submission on MSMEs in Zambia
- Strategic Plans
Strategic Plans
2018-2021 Strategic Plan_compressed
- Miscellaneous