M&E STRATEGY - of FINANCE THINK – Economic Research and Policy Institute

The vision of the institute is to steer economic thinking for increased wellbeing tomorrow, while its mission is to enhance the impact of economic, social and development trends and policies on citizens in North Macedonia and the Western Balkans, through economic research, evidence-based and data-driven advocacy, and steering critical debate on democratic and economic processes. [...] Objectives of Finance Think FINANCE THINK is an economic think tank with primary objective to enhance the impact of economic, social and development trends and policies on citizens in North Macedonia and the Western Balkans, through research, evidence-based and data-driven advocacy, and steering critical debate on democratic and economic processes. [...] Specifically, this strategic objective is founded on the premise that Finance Think’s work is done for the benefit of the society, channeled through influence onto the policy formulation and implementation process, through affecting the discourse of the public debate, and through direct impact onto the skills and work of immediate target groups. [...] 19 CONCLUSION In order to achieve its mission “to enhance the impact on economic and social trends and policies on citizens in North Macedonia and the Western Balkans”, the Institute will use the given outputs (Column 4) that will cause immediate and intermediate changes directed toward fulfillment of the specific objectives: IMPACT: INCREASED ECONOMIC THINKING AND WELLBEING. [...] Intermediate Immediate Objective Outputs outcomes outcomes Producing evidence, - Increased supply and - Increased number of - Research and based on economic quality of economic the FT publications publications research and driven by research - Increased number - Visualizations economic data - Increased capacity of external experts - Internal policies and among target groups and journalists who doc.