Institutions Trade & Economic Development
We would like to welcome the following new member of the InsTED network. Dr.Ana Fernandes (University of Exeter). Her research interests include work on how firms and workers are affected by globalisation. Her recent research examines global production relationships and firms’ decisions over whether to outsource to or integrate with foreign assembly plants in developing countries.
There is increasing interest in how natural resources influence political stability. Under a dictatorial regime, political stability is determined by the ability of a ruling group to stay in power. If political power is the route to personal riches by the appropriation of natural resource income, remaining in power is that much more attractive. As […]
The Kiel Institute will continue its successful Advanced Studies in International Economic Policy Research with a new program starting in August 2015: Macroeconomics in Open Economies – Cedric Tille (Geneva) Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy – Tommaso Monacelli (Bocconi) Monetary Policy: Theory and Practice – Lawrence Christiano (Northwestern) International Trade: Gravity and Geography – Gianmarco […]
DFID wishes to commission a series of Rapid Evidence Assessments (REAs) that will provide an up to date, impartial, rigorous and accessible synthesis of evidence on a set of questions under the theme of Economic Development. Bidders are invited to respond to questions on the following topics: Trade for Development Business Enabling Environments Urbanisation and Development […]
The Center for International Development, at Harvard University, invites applications for its fellowships in sustainability science. These aim to facilitate the design, implementation and evaluation of effective interventions that promote sustainable development. The 2015 competition is focused on decarbonising energy systems in EU; designing, developing and implementing sustainable energy technologies and policies in China; and […]
The main focus of the recent literature on the economics of institutions has been on the role of institutions that define and enforce contracts and property rights in enhancing economic performance. A key finding of this literature is that countries with better rule of law and more private property rights protection have on average grown […]
Agency for International Development (USAID), US The Agency for International Development (USAID) invites applications for its fighting ebola broad agency announcement. This aims to support the development, testing, and scaling of practical and cost effective innovations that can help healthcare workers on the front lines provide better care and stop the spread of ebola. International […]
Economic and Social Research Council, GB The Economic and Social Research Council invites proposals for its transformative research call. This aims to provide a stimulus for genuinely transformative research ideas at the frontiers of the social sciences, enabling research which challenges current thinking to be supported and developed. Projects should involve pioneering theoretical and methodological […]
Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance, GB and other funders Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance, under its humanitarian innovations fund, invites proposals for its large grant facility. Funding supports the development, implementation and testing of a humanitarian innovation that will lead to demonstrated cost-effective improvements in humanitarian practice. Non-profit organisations such as non-governmental […]
We would like to welcome the following new members to the InsTED network from the University of Exeter Business School. Dr. Surajeet Chakravarty His research interests include contract theory, allocation mechanisms and banking. Prof. John Maloney His research interests are in macroeconomics and history of economic thought. Dr. Simone Meraglia His research interest is in political economy and economic […]