The mission of the EERC Research Network is to support the development of modern social, in particular – economic, science and economic research throughout the CIS. Toward that end, the EERC Research Network invests in virtual research infrastructure – access to literature and data, to peers, and to experienced scholars; develops research skills through targeted methodological training; organizes research competitions, international workshops, and conferences which help build a research culture based on peer review and open professional exchange.

Since 1996, the Network has held 27 research competitions and supported more than 410 research projects; more than 1300 research teams from most CIS countries have taken part in the EERC research workshops, summer schools, and methodological seminars. Since July 2007, the EERC Research Network and its Research Competition is based in Kyiv and organized by the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE).

The network is supported by the Global Development Network and the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Richard Ericson (Chair – East Carolina University)
• Wojtek Charemza (University of Leicester)
• John Earle (Upjohn Institute and Central European University)
• Victor Polterovich (CEMI and New Economic School)
• Vladimir Popov (Carleton University and New Economic School)
• Marc Schaffer (Heriot Watt University)
• Shlomo Weber (Southern Methodist University and ISET, Georgia)
• Judith Thornton (University of Washington)

Experts involved in mentoring the network’s grantees include:

• Irina Akimova (BEST, Kyiv)
• Michael Beenstock (Hebrew University)
• David Brown (Heriot Watt University)
• Wojtek Charemza (University of Leicester)
• Tom Coupe (Kyiv School of Economics and Kyiv Economics Institute)
• John Earle (Upjohn Institute and Central European University)
• Richard Ericson (East Carolina University)
• Randall K. Filer (City University, New York and CERGE-EI)
• Roy Gardner (Indiana University and Kyiv School of Economics)
• Ted Gerber (University of Wisconsin)
• Barry W. Ickes (Pennsylvania State University)
• Erkki Koskela (University of Helsinki)
• Gary Krueger (Macalester College)
• James Leitzel (University of Chicago)
• Maxim Nikitin (Higher School of Economics)
• Russell Pittman (US Department of Justice)
• Victor Polterovich (CEMI and New Economic School)
• Vladimir Popov(Carleton University and New Economic School)
• Pavlo Prokopovych (Kyiv School of Economics and Kyiv Economics Institute)
• Alexey Savvateev (New Economic School)
• Marc Schaffer (Heriot Watt University)
• Oleksandr Skiba (Kansas University)
• Anton Suvorov (New Economic School)
• David Tarr (consultant for World Bank)
• Judith Thornton (University of Washington)
• Shlomo Weber (Southern Methodist University and ISET, Georgia)
• Diana Weinhold (London School of Economics)
• Irina Murtazashvilli (University of Pittsburgh)
• Denys Nizalov (Kiev School of Economics)
• Olena Nizalova (Kiev School of Economics)
• Oleksandr Shepotylo (Kiev School of Economics)