The Institute for Economic Research (IER) is one of the key scientific centers conducting research on the country’s economic development, economic policy analysis, and the preparation of evidence-based recommendations.
The Institute of Economic Research (IER) under the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) was established pursuant to Resolution No. 137 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 14 September 2009. The principal rationale for establishing the Institute was to consolidate the country’s leading economists within...
To strengthen the scientific personnel capacity of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics and to examine the current issues of our national economy, including matters related to sustainable, resilient, and balanced development, as well as macroeconomic regulation and the acceleration of social and regional development.
The objectives of the IER include conducting scientific research in the field of economics, preparing analytical reports for the public and private sectors, and ensuring the integration of scientific knowledge at both academic and practical levels.
The principal areas of activity of the Institute comprise the conduct of strategic research on the development of the national economy, the implementation of macroeconomic and microeconomic studies, comprehensive sector-specific economic analyses, the preparation and execution of research projects and grant initiatives, the training and capacity-building of early-career researchers,...
Since 2011, a Dissertation Council with the registration number FD 1.11, authorized by the Supreme Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has been operating within the UNEC Institute of Economic Research and Analysis (IERA) for the organization and defense of PhD dissertations in the field...
Since 2018, the Scientific News of Azerbaijan State University of Economics journal has been published with the direct involvement of the UNEC Institute of Economic Research and Analysis (IERA). Beginning in 2024, the Institute has also launched the publication of a quarterly information-analytical bulletin.
Department of Knowledge Economy
Department of Non-Oil Sector Development
Department of Cluster Development and Innovation
Department of Macroeconomic Research
Address: Baku, Istiglaliyat Street, 6 (Academic Building No. 1)
Telephone: +(994) 12 492-78-70; 18-46 (extension: 1117)
