The Jefferson Institute is an independent trans-Atlantic research and education institute.
We are inspired by Thomas Jefferson's challenge to pursue truth, wherever it may lead, and his vision of foreign policy at its best: to prevail through ideas and commerce.
Support decision makers in security sector reforms with innovative research and analysis to better identify strategic priorities, and the practical steps for success in policy and programming.
Exploring the increasing complexity
of international development aid, as public and private agencies seek
out new approaches and partnerships.
Competitiveness
Trade is an instrument for growth and development around the world. Yet, exports from poor countries are far below their potential. This gap between real and potential trade, especially to the developed markets, is a tremendous opportunity. The tenacity of that gap is among the greatest risks in the fight against poverty. The Jefferson Institute analyzes the competitive positions of developing economies and proposes alternative paths for development.
Recent and Ongoing Projects:
Evaluating the Legal Framework, Ownership Structure and Liquidity in the Serbian Stock Market
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2008
Alternative Energy Security
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2008
Energy and the Transformation of International Relations: Toward a New Producer-Consumer Framework (working title), which examines global energy trends and their impact on the development of international politics.
Informal Economies in St. Petersburg: Ethnographic Findings on the Cross Border Trade
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2007
It is not surprising that economies in this part of the world should see an explosion of a wide-scale market for bureaucratic services intermediaries, facilitating informal relations between businesses and state authorities. We seek to understand, explain, and set out the dimensions of this “intermediaries’ boom.”
Through the application of Growth Diagnostics, we conclude that the next steps to achieve sustainable growth in Serbia should be devoted to strengthening property rights.
Privately Managed Privatization in the Czech Republic
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2006
Operating in a challenging political environment, the independent, professional management of the Czech Revitalization program worked to enhance the value of the state assets in its care.
