IRIS Topics
In partnership with international
donors, reformers, and scholars, IRIS conducts
research, designs and implements programs, and
promotes the sharing and application of innovative
ideas and insights.
Based in economics, but taking
an interdisciplinary approach, IRIS focuses
on the role of institutions the formal and
informal rules by which individuals organize
economic, political, and social activity.
IRIS’s
has four primary areas of expertise:
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Economic
and institutional analysis — IRIS
supports reform leaders and donors using
an approach — and a set of analytic
tools — that identifies and targets
the incentives underlying economic and political
activity.
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Enterprise
development — IRIS implements research,
policy reform, and direct assistance programs
designed to promote a more robust, inclusive,
and resilient enterprise sector.
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Governance
and civil society — IRIS works
with scholars, civil society groups, and
government officials to develop governance
systems that protect individual rights and
promote economic growth.
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Legal
and regulatory reform — IRIS helps
develop model legislation and regulatory
structures. We also provide specialized training
for administrators, judicial personnel, and
lawmakers.
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