PEGNet is a research network in Germany. The Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network was founded in 2005 as a joint initiative of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany's, its implementing agencies Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and KfW Entwicklungsbank as well as the universities of Göttingen and Frankfurt. PEGNet‘s mission is to foster research cooperation between academic institutions working on poverty issues in developing countries and to intensify the exchange of knowledge between researchers and development practitioners.