Project Info

Project Code
1011AC
Tranche
T07A
Tranche Type
Residual
Status
Closed
Title
Strengthening capacity of national policy analysts in the social and economic sectors of developing countries in the production and use of National Transfer Accounts

Entities

Implementing Entity (Lead)
DESA
Collaborating DA Entities
ECLAC
ESCAP
ESCWA

Financial and Evaluation Info

Total Budget
$306,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No

Countries and Regions

Areas of Work

Thematic Clusters
Social Development
Macroeconomics and Finance

Objective and Expected Outcomes

Objective
To improve national capacity of government officials and country analysts in the economic and social sectors to produce and use age-distributed statistics of the national accounts based on the National Transfer Accounts framework that will allow for improved policy analysis, especially regarding the economic and social consequences of the changing population age structures
Expected Outcome 1
Improved availability and quality of distributional statistics and databases based on National Transfer Accounts framework in at least six developing countries in Asia and Latin America
Expected Outcome 2
Improved capacity of national demographers, economists, and statisticians in these countries to develop and use information from National Transfer Accounts statistics, fiscal and demographic data for policy analysis, including on the internationally agreed development goals