Institutions Trade & Economic Development
FUNDING DESCRIPTION: We are recruiting new PhD students in Economics for the next academic year (2017-2018) and some PhD studentships are available: ESRC PhD Studentships – Deadline Wednesday 1 February 2017 at 5pm (GMT) Departmental PhD Studentships – Deadline Tuesday 4 April 2017 at 5pm (GMT) Scholarships for overseas students and other funding As one of […]
Dear colleagues, We invite submissions of one-page proposals for papers to be presented at our workshop “Tracking International Aid and Investment from Developing and Emerging Economies,” at Heidelberg University in Germany (September 22-23, 2017). Funding is available for 12 participants. We will grant pre-launch access to new datasets on georeferenced aid-like activities by China and India to […]
Scientific Conference “Celebrating 200 Years of Ricardian Trade Theory” Birth of an Idea, Main Contribution, Modern Times and Impulses for Future Research in Trade Theory At this international conference, renowned professors in economics present, discuss and reflect on aspects of Ricardian trade theory that goes back to Chapter 7 “On Foreign Trade” in David Ricardo’s […]
The Ifo Center for Business Cycle Analysis and Surveys has an immediate vacancy for two post-doctoral economists as Researchers (m/f) This Ifo Center conducts macroeconomic and econometric research, does economic policy advisory work and is also responsible for the Institute’s economic forecasts. The successful candidate will primarily work as part of a team on drafting […]
This is the nineteenth conference in what is now the largest (and friendliest) annual conference on international trade in the world. ETSG 2017 is being hosted by the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute and the University of Florence (Italy). A website with details about location, hotels, and visa rules will be available. […]
The Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE) is pleased to announce a call for papers for the Workshop on Economic History, Energy and Natural Resources to be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 26-27 May 2017. The deadline for submission is March 31, 2017 (12 AM ET). RIDGE invites to send papers to this […]
A well-known prediction in the “new” trade theory is that markups fall with trade liberalization. The reason is that, because larger firms and/or more concentrated industries enjoy more market power, their prices are more responsive to an increase in foreign competition. There are efficiency gains and consumers benefit from cheaper domestically produced and imported goods. However, micro-econometric studies […]
The 2017 Annual Intellectual Symposium of Microfinance and Sustainable Development will take place this year on 20th June 2017. The Symposium is held every year in Ottawa, Canada to discuss intellectual research work on Microfinance and Sustainable Development and related domains. The Conference is organized by ECO-ENA: Economics & ECO-Engineering Associate, Inc.®, Canada All research work in the […]
The Social Innovation Tournament recognises and supports the best European social entrepreneurs. It is organised every year in a different country to reward and sponsor European entrepreneurs whose primary purpose is to generate a social, ethical or environmental impact. Four prizes are awarded by a Jury, composed of specialists from the academic and business world: […]
The Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow is now recruiting for the 2017 intake for our comprehensive MRes and PhD research programme in Economics. The 2 year MRes programme is normally followed by the 3 year PhD stage. The University of Glasgow will fund up to six studentships covering tuition fees and […]