As an extension of its commitment to furthering the cause of international economic development, DevTech has established a Center for Applied Studies in Economics (CASE), to conduct and disseminate the results of its research. CASE has identified a number of areas of particular interest for study. These include:

• Macroeconomics of developing and transitioning economies
• Institutional economics
• Implementing policy reforms
• Finance and development
• Macroeconomic planning and the fiscal sector
• Economics and management of the public sector
• Social sector economics

CASE affiliates undertake research in these areas, publish the results of the research, participate in conferences, and work with other members of DevTech's staff to ensure that lessons learned are incorporated into our advisory activities.

In addition to publishing in external organs, CASE disseminates research findings in CASE Studies, its series of monographs and issue papers. The economists who are affiliated with the CASE have varied backgrounds, with advanced degrees in macroeconomics, international finance and trade, political economy, agriculture, natural resources, and development. They share a desire not only to contribute to the improvement of economic conditions worldwide but also to ensure that the benefits derived from their research can be applied to other projects, both within and outside of DevTech.

To this end, CASE's economists meet on a regular basis to discuss their ongoing work - both for DevTech and for CASE - and to determine whether and where synergies exist. They share information gleaned from their research and lessons learned from ongoing project work. As appropriate, they provide an internal peer-review system for one another's papers and presentations, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and relevance to the international development community.

You can download copies of the following CASE Studies in PDF format:

May 2005 - The 2005 American Economic Association Meetings: One Perspective by James W. Fox

In 2004, the year of DevTech's 20th Anniversary, the firm sponsored a competition for papers from sectors in which the firm works. Two awards were made by DevTech's President during the anniversary event on 14 October. The papers were then produced under CASE:

• October 2004- Decentralization in Latin America by Tonya Giannoni

• October 2004 - From Analysis to Action: The Making of Economic Policy in a Developing Democracy by Phillip E. Church, Ph.D. and Carlos Loria Chaves

December 2002 - Win-Win Approaches to Development and the Environment by Phillip E. Church, Ph.D.

November 2002 - National Experiences with Pollution Charges and Energy Taxes in Central and Eastern Europe by Stefan Speck, Jim McNicholas, and Marina Markovic

August 2002 - Estimating the Administrative Costs of Taxation: A Methodology With Application to the Case of Guatemala by Arthur J. Mann, Ph.D.

June 2002 - Olsonian Questions on the Future of Cuba: Are a Free Market Economy and a Democracy Viable? (Jorge A. Sanguinetty)

January 2001 - Municipal Tax Effort in El Salvador (Mark Gallagher)

November 1999 - La Educación para el Trabajo en Honduras: Los Desafios de la Globalización y la Competitividad al Comienzo del Siglo XXI (Jorge A. Sanguinetty)

October 1999 - Economic Development in Guyana (Mark Gallagher & Jorge A. Sanguinetty)

October 1999 - A Green Accounting of Coal Production in China (Katherine Casey Delhotal)

June 1999 - Gamesmanship and Inter-Governmental Transfer in Mongolia (Mark Gallagher)

June 1999 - Municipalities in the Reconstruction and Transformation of Central America (Mark Gallagher)

March 1999 - Monetary Dualism for Stabilization and Structural Reform: A Cuban Experiment (Jorge A. Sanguinetty)

September 1998 - Choices in Fiscal Federalism (Mark Gallagher)