Institutions Trade & Economic Development
The IGC’s Ghana programme is looking for research proposals from researchers working on the following thematic areas: Accelerated Growth with Macroeconomic Stability Agriculture Private Sector Development Human Capital Governance Accountability and the Political Economy Natural Resource Management and the Environment Please note that the deadline for submission of project proposals is 16 August 2013. Link […]
We would like to welcome three new members of the InsTED network: Professor Amrita Dhillon (University of Warwick) interested in the fields Economic Theory,Political Economy, Public Economics, and Development Economics. Professor Roland Hodler (University of Lucerne) interested in the fields of Development Economics, Political Economics, Public Economics. Professor Pierre-Guillaume Méon (Université Libre de Bruxelles) interested in the fields […]
INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT Accra, Ghana RESEARCH FELLOW (P-3/P-4) United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Starting Date: As soon as possible. Closing Date: 31 July 2013 UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong commitment and potential to support the research and training programme of the Institute. For more information on UNU-WIDER and its work […]
LOCAL RECRUITMENT Helsinki, Finland RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (Personnel Service Agreement – PSA) (2 Positions) United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Starting Date: As soon as possible. Closing Date: 31 July 2013 UNU-WIDER is looking for two (2) outstanding individuals with strong commitment and potential to support the research and training programme of the Institute. For […]
Greater use of renewable energy is considered a key component to fight climate change and is now a policy priority for the governments of developed countries in particular. The new agenda on renewable energy is also of interest to developing countries since they are more likely to experience the adverse consequences of climate change. Bryce, […]
Centre for Economic Policy Research, GB and other funders The Centre for Economic Policy Research and the Department for International Development, through their private enterprise development in low-income countries initiative, invite applications for their exploratory research grants. These enable researchers to explore new approaches to the study of firms in low-income countries and develop new […]
“The role of government in East Asian economic development has been a contentious issue. Two competing views have shaped enquiries into the source of the rapid growth of the high-performing Asian economies and attempts to derive a general lesson for other developing economies: the market-friendly view, according to which government intervenes little in the market, […]
Research programme call 2013 The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) are pleased to announce a call for three large and exciting Research Programmes of work under Phase 3 of the ESRC-DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research. Both funders are committed to commissioning world class research and […]
Fall Meeting October 11-13 2013 University of Michigan Call for papers August, 2013 The Midwest International Economics Group was founded by John Pomery and Raymond Riezman in 1981 to foster and encourage research in International Trade. We hold conferences twice a year, in the fall and spring, jointly with the Midwest Mathematical Economics and Theory conference. […]
Cambridge, MA, 11-12 October 2013 The National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) are pleased to announce the Second Joint NBER/BREAD Conference on Economic Development. The conference, hosted by the NBER, will be held in Cambridge, MA, on 11-12 October 2013. You […]