Macroeconomic and Finance Policy Studies Sector
- Conducting rigorous research and policy studies that provide knowledge-based inputs to policy- making and policy implementation
- Bridging policymaking through research and initiate policies and strategies
- Prepare policy and strategy documents to supplement macro level development interventions
- Support government macro level policy directions through research and information through policy-oriented research;
- Disseminating research outputs and findings to the policymakers, key research partners and other stakeholders for knowledge dissemination and exchange
- 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.
- Creating fora for discussing development issues among key stakeholders.
Study Centers
Bank & Finance Policy Research Center

Finance plays a vital role in economic development. The functioning of an economy depends on the financial system of a country. The financial system includes banks as a central entity along with other financial services providers. The government of Ethiopia has long recognized the crucial role of development finance and the need to create a modern financial system suited to the development of the country. Cognizant of this, the Policy Study Institute (PSI) has recently established a full-fledged center: the Banking and Finance Policy Research Centre. The center is established with the principal objective of undertaking high-quality scientific policy research and policy analysis in the field of banking and finance. It provides the government with knowledge-based inputs for policymaking and policy implementation. It reviews the existing financial policies, and proposes new policies to the government. It also aims to address the emerging trends in the financial sector of the country. The major thematic areas of the center include development finance, contractual savings (insurance, pension, and housing), capital market development, private Equity and venture capital finance, international remittances.
Trade Policy Study Centre

The Trade Policy Research Center (TPRC) is one of the centers under the Macroeconomic and Finance Sector at the Policy Studies Institute (PSI). The center is primarily focused on conducting rigorous policy relevant research works on questions pertinent to local as well as international trade and investment issues of relevance to Ethiopia. Specifically, it studies economic impacts of policies affecting trade and applies economic modeling tools to analyze potential impacts of ongoing regional and international trade agreements that the country is acceding to. Apart from this, researchers in the center collaborate with researchers inside and outside of the institute to conduct independent research on a range of policy relevant issues.
Environment & Climate Change Policy Study Centre
