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Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA)
About CSEA: The Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA, pronounced cee-sea) was founded in 2007 and established in 2008 by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s coordinating Minister of Finance and former Managing Director of the World Bank. CSEA is an independent non-profit research organisation that conducts independent, high quality applied research on economic and development issues in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Its objective is to use research findings to enhance evidence-based policymaking. CSEA also has the dual mission of improving public financial management systems in Africa, and improving Africa’s research contribution to international economic policy debates.

CSEA’s activities are focused on improving the efficiency of public sector spending in Africa and enhancing Africa’s preparedness to contribute to international economic policy debates. Currently, its primary areas of research include: Public Financial Management and Governance (PFMG), Program Evaluation, Poverty Measurement and Analysis (PEPMA), Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment (NREE), Education, Health and Population Dynamics (EHPD), Trade, Investment and Growth (TIG), Macroeconomic Management (MEM) and Global Economic Governance (GEG). CSEA is therefore committed to not only conducting high quality research but also communicating its research output to policy-makers in the language and formats that would best meet their needs. CSEA is located in Abuja, the Nigerian Federal Capital.

CSEA's mission is to enhance development outcomes in Africa through evidence-based research.