Research for Transformation and Developmrnt is a research organization started 2009 out of the apparent need for action-based and analytically generated knowledge which presently is limited in the East African Region

Core Objectives:

• Generation of knowledge for strategic and operational decisions.
• Provide technical advisory expertise.
• Conduct tailor made training for policy makers.
• Partner with other leading research organizations to share synergies and competencies that may not be available locally.

Competencies of the Research Center include:
Macroeconomic modelling ranging from use of basic financial programming models, standard general equilibrium models, Computable General Equilibrium models and Stochastic Dynamic General Equilibrium models.