Institutions Trade & Economic Development
The Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE) and the LACEA Political Economy Group (PEG) are pleased to announce a call for papers for the RIDGE/LACEA-PEG Workshop on Political Economy to be held at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil, on 22-23 May 2017. The deadline for submission is February […]
The Department of Economics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München offers various DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND DOCTORAL POSITIONS AS RESEARCH OR TEACHING ASSISTANTS Successful candidates will pursue their Ph.D. studies at the Munich Graduate School of Economics (MGSE). The MGSE provides advanced training for in-depth research in economics. The MGSE’s Ph.D. program has a strong focus on the application […]
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Goethe University Frankfurt invites applications for the following position starting at the earliest possible date: Professorship (W3) for International Trade and Development The professorship is part of the Department of Applied Econometrics and International Economic Policy and should fit into its teaching and research profile. Applicants should have […]
As one of Europe’s leading research universities, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in research and teaching. Building on its more than 500-year-long tradition, it offers a broad spectrum that covers all areas of knowledge within its 18 Faculties, ranging from the humanities, law, economics and social sciences, […]
INRA (the French National Institute for Agricultural Research) is seeking a junior research scientist with a focus on international trade applied to agriculture and/or environment. This is a permanent (no tenure track) and research-only position, although some teaching is possible. Candidates must hold a PhD when they apply. The successful candidate will join the research […]
The Economics Department at UC San Diego is committed to building an excellent and diverse faculty, staff, and student body, and invites applications from candidates whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment. The Department invites applications for one or more Lecturer positions. The Department is looking primarily for Lecturers in macroeconomics and […]
6-8th December 2017, National University of Singapore The Global Production Networks Research Centre at the National University of Singapore (GPN@NUS) is pleased to announce that it will host the inaugural interdisciplinary ‘Conference on Global Production’ in December 2017. This conference is intended to bring together the research community studying fragmented global production systems in a […]
State capacity determines the power of a state to raise revenues, to enforce contracts, to support markets through regulation, and to establish a ‘monopoly of violence’. In fact, the extent of state capacity is perhaps the fundamental difference between developed and developing countries: developed countries have significantly more of it than developing countries do. But, because state […]
The following working papers have recently been added to our working papers page Chakravorty, Ujjayant, Marie-Helene Hubert and Beyza Ural Marchand (2016) “The Effect of the US Biofuels Mandate on Poverty in India“ Cole, Matthew T., Ronald B. Davies and Todd Kaplan (2016) “Protection in Government Procurement Auctions“
We would like to welcome the following new members of the InsTED network: Prof. Maia Linask (University of Richmond) Her fields of interest are international trade, industrial organization, and applied microeconomics. Prof. Juan Moreno-Cruz (Georgia Institute of Technology) His research interests are energy, environmental and natural resources economics, technological change, economic growth and institutions, and […]