The society for research on Welfare and Policy (WAP) is a non-profitable association composed of economists working on well-being, behaviors, social welfare and the impact of public policies on key societal outcomes.
The objective is threefold:
- To encourage international scientific exchanges in this field (that are not restricted to the timing of specific projects or to specific funding),
- To promote comparative work and data collection (especially in the field of welfare/redistributive policies and wellbeing measures),
- To encourage the use of research tools, both positive and normative, for better policy advice and support to policy makers.
Large Resarch Programs
HOPE is one of the ‘Large research programs’ selected by Bordeaux University following a two-step international evaluation. The program has been allocated 4 million euros of funding over an 8-year period.
HOPE: Understanding Human Well-being and BehaviOr for better Policies & SociEties
HOPE is an interdisciplinary program whose objective is to study the determinants of human behaviors and well- being in the context of major contemporary phenomena (terrorism, pandemics, global warming, migration crisis, inequalities,…). HOPE also aims at evidence-based research reflecting on the role of public policies in changing behavior and well-being, as well as on the optimal design of such policies when behavioral responses to public interventions are taken into account.
Societal Impact
Given the nature of its research and the relevance of its empirical tools, the research program HOPE aims to contribute to societal debates and provide fruitful interaction with policy makers, the medias and the civil society at large. The ambition is to bring social and human sciences (SHS) back at the center of the public debate while increasing the influence of Bordeaux’s research in SHS through an original interdisciplinary articulation.
LACIR is a scholarly endeavour striving to understand why, despite major structural economic and social change, inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean persists at exceptionally high levels.
The review focuses on a multidemsional understanding of inequality including income, wealth, education, health, and political power.
LACIR is comprised of renowned scholars endeavoring to provide a coherent and comprehensive overview of the inequality problem in the region. The review entails a mix of in-depth critical reviews of the literature, novel data, and original data analyses.
The Center of Distributive, Labor and Social Studies (CEDLAS) is a research center that specializes in the empirical study of distributive, labor and social issues in Latin America. Created in 2002, CEDLAS is based at Facultad de Ciencias Económicas – Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
They have compiled the following list of useful links:
USEFUL LINKS
World Bank – Poverty Net http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty
World Bank – WDI http://data.worldbank.org/indicator
LAC Equity Lab www.worldbank.org/equitylab
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) https://www.iadb.org/en/who-we-are/topics
Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) http://www.cepal.org
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) http://www.lacea.org/portal/
Latin American Monitoring and Evaluation Network https://plataforma.relac.net/
National Statistics Institutes in Latin America and the Caribbean:
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE)
EL SALVADOR: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos
GUATEMALA: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
HONDURAS: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
VENEZUELA: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)