Bourguignon, FrançoisElkana, YehudaPleskovic, Boris2012-05-302012-05-302007978-0-8213-6596-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6681This paper is a contribution to our understanding of building local capacity in economics education and research in developing and transition countries. The contributors and discussants in this publication provide many insights on these issues. In particular, they offer a deep reflection on the need for capacity building in economics education and research in each region. For the last 15 years, The World Bank, its partners, and government have supported the "centers of excellence" for building capacity in modern economics education and research in developing and transition countries. To strengthen these efforts, the Central European University (CEU) and the World Bank jointly organized a conference entitled "Scaling Up Capacity Building in Economics Education and Research: Lessons Learned and Future Directions," which took place at the CEU campus in Budapest, Hungary, on June 14-15, 2005. The material from this conference is covered in this publication.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAPPLIED RESEARCHCAPACITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCENTERS OF EXCELLENCECOLLEGE FACULTYCROSS-FERTILIZATIONCROSS-SUBSIDIZATIONCURRICULUMCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTDEGREESDEVELOPMENT AGENCYDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDIASPORADISCIPLINESDOCTORAL TRAININGECONOMIC RESEARCHECONOMICSECONOMICS RESEARCHECONOMISTSEMPLOYMENTFACULTIESFACULTY MEMBERSFUNDINGGAME THEORYGRADUATE EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATIONINTEGRATIONLABOR MARKET DEMANDLEARNINGLITERATURELOCAL UNIVERSITIESMULTIVARIATE ANALYSISNEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICSORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREPACIFIC REGIONPAPERSPEER REVIEWPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY REDUCTIONPROFESSORSPROPERTY RIGHTSQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATIONRESEARCHRESEARCH CAPACITYRESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDINGRESEARCH ENVIRONMENTRESEARCH INSTITUTESRESEARCH INSTITUTIONSRESEARCH OPPORTUNITIESRESEARCH PROGRAMSRESEARCHERSSCHOLARSSCIENTISTSSOCIAL SCIENCESOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIOLOGYSTUDENT LOANSTUDENT LOAN SCHEMESTEACHINGTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRADITIONAL DISCIPLINESTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSITION ECONOMYTUITIONUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTSUTILITY FUNCTIONVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONWESTERN EUROPEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6596-3https://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-6596-3