{"id":123822,"date":"2020-07-30T11:53:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T21:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=123822"},"modified":"2020-07-30T11:53:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T21:53:26","slug":"development-research-oceania-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/30\/development-research-oceania-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Economist growth supported by new East-West Center program"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"koror,<\/p>\n

The Pacific Islands Development Program<\/a> (PIDP<\/abbr>) at the East-West Center<\/a> has partnered with the Asian Development Bank<\/a> (ADB<\/abbr>) to support a new pilot project that encourages graduate student research while increasing economist growth and economic recovery in the Pacific.<\/p>\n

Development Research for Oceania Pipeline<\/a> runs through early 2024 and will support three graduate students in their research on development issues in the region.<\/p>\n

“We wanted to develop a pilot that produces action-oriented, useful economic research now, while still investing in long-term economic recovery efforts by increasing expert capacity in the region,” said Karena Lyons, East-West Center vice president and director of PIDP<\/abbr>. “This project, generously funded by the ADB<\/abbr>, is intended to grow more economists in the Pacific.”<\/p>\n

Each researcher will receive a grant of up to $50,000 to finance field research in one or more Pacific Island countries. They will also receive residential academic experience at the East-West Center to support their work.<\/p>\n

The grants will require the researchers to convey their findings to key stakeholders in the Pacific and the publication of policy-relevant research products designed for a broader audience. PIDP<\/abbr> will announce the first annual selection competition for the research awards in late 2020.<\/p>\n

Although the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> and East-West Center are separate institutions, they have long been close partners and neighbors.<\/p>\n

—From an East-West Center news release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Development Research for Oceania Pipeline pilot project encourages graduate student research on economic issues and recovery in the Pacific.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[10,197],"class_list":["post-123822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-east-west-center","tag-economics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t