Organisation:	The Economic and Social Research Consortium (CIES), Peru
Contact:	Carlos Aramburu
Address:	Calle Antero Aspillaga 584- San Isidro, Lima 27, Peru
Email:	aramburu@consorcio.org
Website:	www.consorcio.org
Type:	Network/Think-tank
Profile:	The Economic and Social Research Consortium - Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (CIES) is an umbrella organization with over 30 institutional members among Peruvian academic, research and governmental institutions, and NGOs. The consortium was created in 1989 with Canadian support and seeks to strengthen Peru's academic community in order to produce and disseminate useful knowledge for analysts and decision-makers in government, civil society and academia. Its mission is to contribute to Peru's development by raising the level of debate on key options for economic and social policy. Policy research funded by CIES has influenced macroeconomic policy, health reform, teachers training, and official estimates of poverty among other public policies and programs in Peru.
Activities:	CIES emphasizes the following aspects in the social and economic research it supports: quality, policy relevance and impact; the association between researchers, policy makers and other potential users of the results; competitive allocation of funding and research conducted through networks and multidisciplinary teams. It also seeks collaborative partnerships with academic institutions in Canada, USA and other countries (especially in the Andean region) and supports the training of researchers. Additionally CIES disseminates research results through seminars, publications, internet and the media.

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