Growth and Development in Tanzania

The Growth and Development Research Project in Tanzania (GDRP) is a collaborative project between the Department of Economics (DoE) of University of Dar es Salaam and DERG with funding from the Embassy of Denmark in Tanzania.

The main objective of the GDRP project is to address the need for improved capacity in policy analysis for Tanzania, strengthening both research and teaching capacity at the department of economics and creating impact on both the academic community and more broadly on the country through knowledge dissemination by dialogue, policy briefs and publications.

The GDRP research initiative supports the efforts of the Government of Tanzania in enhancing inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction with a view to improving the wellbeing of the majority of the Tanzanians.

You can follow the project and keep an eye on current events and research results at the project web site.

Funding: The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

The project is implemented in two phases

Phase I

March 2016 - August 2019

A total of 42 papers were drafted and some published in peer-reviewed academic outlets; some few policy briefs were also produced based on these papers. After the experience obtained in Phase I and emerging research needs of the country, the partners agreed to continue with this fruitful collaborative project.

Phase II

1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023

Ongoing work aimed at producing 18 high quality papers during the project period.

Project budget

Phase I: DDK 10 million, which is equivalent to USD 1.5 Million, and the two partners in the collaboration will have equal shares of the same.

Phase II: DDK 10 million, which is equivalent to USD 1.5 Million, and the two partners in the collaboration will have equal shares of the same.

Publications

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Researchers

Name	Title	Job responsibilities
Finn Tarp	Professor	Development Economics; Poverty; Income Distribution and Growth; Micro- and Macroeconomic Policy and Modeling

Funded by:

Growth and Development in Tanzania has received 8 years funding from The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Period: March 2016 - December 2023

Contact

Principal Investigator Professor Finn Tarp

External members:

Name	Title	Phone	E-mail
Test Testesen	PhD fellow	+45 353-20566	E-mail
Forsker Forskersen	Associate professor	+45 353-30148	E-mail