Brazil programs / Brazil project 512026301 · 1961–1970 · higher education, universities and scholarships
CONTRACT ADVISORY SERVICES OF VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY WILL BE PROVIDED TO ESTABLISH THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH (IPE) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL TO HELP BRAZIL MEET ITS DEMAND FOR TRAINED ECONOMISTS. DEC abstract (PD-AAA-289-B1)
Key prj:512026301
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The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
CONTRACT ADVISORY SERVICES OF VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY WILL BE PROVIDED TO ESTABLISH THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH (IPE) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL TO HELP BRAZIL MEET ITS DEMAND FOR TRAINED ECONOMISTS. TWO LONG-TERM VANDERBILT PROFESSORS AND OCCASIONAL SHORT-TERM CONSULTANTS WILL ADVISE ON ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR A MA PROGRAM, PLANNING FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH; AS WELL AS TEACH CLASSES AND CONDUCT RESEARCH. PARTICIPANT TRAINING IN THE US (PRIMARILY AT VANDERBILT) WILL BR PROVIDED FOR GRADUATE ECONOMIC STUDENTS WHO WILL RETURN TO TEACH AT IPE. AID/B WILL UPGRADE THE IPE LIBRARY. IPE WILL MANAGE THE PROJECT. THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION COUNCIL OF THE ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS (CONTAP) AND THE SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION (SUBIN) WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL CURRENCY COSTS OF THE PROJECT. PRO AG 1/26/68 INAUGURATES AN EXTENSION PROGRAM, CONDUCTED THROUGH IPE, DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN ECONOMICS AT UP TO 7 OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN BRAZIL. EXTENSION PROGRAM CONSISTS OF FACULTY TRAINING SEMINARS, PROFESSOR EXCHANGES, LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT, AND PARTICIPAN
Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAA-289-B1 (1969). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Brazil.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Operated in Brazil, 1961 to 1970 29 sources
Scope: country: Brazil. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from first seen; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
not in the map yet: no implementer recorded for this program
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
No implementer is recorded, so no organization is listed as running this program.
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Brazil | 1961 to 1970 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 29 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1961 to 1970 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 29 sources |
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Higher education, universities and scholarships 86%; Basic education (early childhood, primary, secondary, literacy, teachers) 3%; Program management, planning and administration 3%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
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Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVALUATION OF GRADUATE ECONOMICS EDUCATION PROJECT (512-11-660-263.1) | 1970 | PD-AAA-291-A1 | linked as an evaluation of this program |
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library