Profile

Policy Studies Institute (PSI) is a policy think tank established in November 2018 by the Ethiopian government. It was founded by merging two state-owned think tanks in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) and Policy Study and Research Centre (PSRC), whose establishment date back to 1999 and 2014 respectively. PSI is engaged in:

• Economic, social and governance research and policy studies;
• Bridging research and policymaking;
• Capacity building and consultancy; and
• Knowledge dissemination and exchange.

Goals and Objectives

• Setting research agenda that examine short, medium and long term policy issues.
• Conducting researches and studies rooted in rigorous analysis that is responsive to policy needs.
• Disseminating results of policy informing development, social and governance studies.
• Building professional excellence and capacity in socio- economic and governance policy analysis.
• Creating fora for discussing development issues among key stakeholders

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