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The Program Has Increased Numbers of Economists Doing Research on PopPov Priority Topics but Not of Senior Researchers or an Emphasis on Economics

• PopPov has increased the number of economists working on PopPov issues, although many of these were already working on these topics or, in the case of the fellows, intended to work on them. The initiative has not brought many new senior researchers into the field. The program has enabled researchers already in the field to do more than they may have been able to do without PopPov funding. It has also increased the number of European researchers working on population, health, and development topics.

Published Papers Do Not Proportionately Focus on PopPov Areas of Emphasis

• Many papers prepared for PopPov are not on one of PopPov's primary research questions. The majority of fellows and researchers supported are economists, but only 25 percent of the journal articles supported by PopPov are in economics journals.

PopPov Research Does Not Appear to Be Reaching Economic Policymakers to Influence Policy Decisions

• Relatively few researchers assigned a high priority to translating their research into policy messages or presenting their findings at forums likely to be attended by policymakers.
• Many who could potentially use PopPov findings in their policy, communication, or advocacy work have little, if any, awareness of PopPov and the research it has supported.