The CEQ Institute works to reduce inequality and poverty through comprehensive and rigorous tax and benefit incidence analysis, and active engagement with the policy community.

May 2015: Tulane launches the Commitment to Equity Institute



Building on the success of the CEQ project, Tulane University launched the CEQ Institute in May 2015.

 The Institute´s goals are: 
•   To improve the methodological instruments, policy tools and database necessary for evaluating the consistency and effectiveness of tax collection and government spending with global equity goals 
•   To establish an information system designed for monitoring the progress of fiscal redistribution in achieving global equity goals 
•   To mainstream the use of CEQ Assessments through partnerships, training programs and policy forums with members of the policy community
•   To disseminate findings through an active communication and advocacy program undertaken in conjunction with key partners in the research, philanthropic and social activist communities

The CEQ Institute has four areas of work: development of research methods and policy tools, a data center, advisory and training services and bridges to policy

The director of the CEQ Institute is Nora Lustig,  who has led the CEQ project since 2008. The Institute’s Policy Area is led by Ludovico Feoli, the Director of the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research at Tulane.

Stay tuned for more news on the CEQ Institute...