Association for Research & Analysis ZMAI

 
The Association for Research and Analysis ZMAI is founded in October 2014. The mission of the Association is to foster the research spirit among young people in North Macedonia by doing scientific and quantitative research that will be easily understood by the broader public, while at the same time providing valuable resources to the research community in the country. Today, the organization has 23 highly skilled members, out of which the majority are PhDs and MSc in the fields of finance, macroeconomics, accounting, auditing, foreign trade and industrial management. ZMAIs team of experts consists of professionals and experts who have both academic and practical experience in areas such as public finance, good governance, business development and quantitative analysis.
During its 7 years of operations, ZMAIs team has conducted more than 20 academic and policy-oriented research projects on macroeconomic issues, numerous papers dealing with economic and social issues, has organized over 20 public debates and conferences, and implemented 7 cohorts of entrepreneurship and youth employment educational projects. During the past 10 years ZMAIs founding team has conducted over 200 public opinion surveys, one on one interviews and focus groups on different policy areas such as ease of doing business in the Republic of North Macedonia, socio-economic impact of global crisis, business opportunities for local companies and local democracy. Thus far, ZMAI has worked for some of the most significant donors and development agencies present in the Republic of North Macedonia such as: UNDP, UNICEF, The World Bank, USAID, IRI and WFD. Our focus is providing quantitative research and analysis to relevant organizations and companies.