DFID, the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC) and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) wish to explore the potential for working together to enhance the trade performance of African countries, and its development impact. They have agreed to jointly conduct a country-specific study on the potential and challenges of African trade […]

Providing a more robust evidence base for policy makers and practitioners. The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is expanding an exciting systematic review programme that aims to strengthen evidence-informed decision making. DFID has developed a set of systematic review questions based on policy and practice priorities and is now calling for proposals from interested reviewers to […]

Economists until the age of 35 (born 1978 or later) are invited to apply for this award by submitting up to three published or unpublished papers in the field of global economic affairs, and specifically pertaining to the following areas: International Trade and FDI Knowledge Creation and Growth Poverty Reduction, Equity and Development Environmental Policy Reforming the […]

The World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University invites applications for its PhD research internships. These offer registered doctoral students an opportunity to utilise the resources at UNU-WIDER for their PhD dissertation or thesis research, and to work with researchers in areas related to developing economies. The internships typically last from […]

The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development invites proposals for the evaluation of preferential agricultural trade regimes, in particular the Economic Partnership Agreements. The tenderer will carry out an evaluation analysing the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the EPAs relating to the agri-food trade. Legal and natural persons based in EU states or authorised countries […]

The Directorate-General for Trade invites proposals for its evaluation of the implementation of the EU-Mexico free trade agreement and an assessment of the possible modernisation of this agreement. The objectives of the project are twofold: an ‘ex post’ analysis including assessment of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the EU–Mexico FTA since its entry […]

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 […]

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 […]