Fellowships in sustainability science Harvard University, US

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 […]

USAID fighting ebola broad agency announcement

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 […]

Welcome new members

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 […]

Welcome new member

We would like to welcome the following new member of the InsTED network. Prof. Avinash Dixit (Princeton University).  Prof Dixit’s research interests have included microeconomic theory, game theory, international trade, industrial organization, growth and development theories, public economics, political economy, and the new institutional economics.

Second Winter School on the Analytics and Policy Design of Migration

Course Announcement January 7-11, 2015, Doha, Qatar Submission Deadline: October 15, 2014 Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar (GU-Q) is pleased to announce that the Second Winter School on the Analytics and Policy Design of Migration will be held in Doha, Qatar, on January 7-11, 2015. The School will be led by Oded […]

Welcome new members

We would like to welcome the following new members of the InsTED network. Dr. Zohal Hessami (University of Konstanz)  Her research interests are in Political Economy, Economic & Fiscal Policy, Public Finance & Public Governance, and Applied Econometrics.  Dr. Thushyanthan Baskaran (University of Gottingen) His research interests are in Public Economics, Political Economics, and Development Economics.

Venice Summer Institute 2015: The World Trade Organization and Economic Development

Time: Jul 20, 2015 9 AM – Jul 21, 2015 2 PM Address: San Servolo, Venice, Italy The original intention behind the ‘Doha Round’ of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was to promote the integration of developing countries into the world trading system. The collapse of the round in 2008 led to pessimism over whether the pursuit […]

The 2nd InsTED Workshop

We would like to thank the Department of Economics at the University of Oregon for sponsoring the Second InsTED Workshop.  The workshop was held at the Inn at the 5th, Eugene, Oregon, from August 12th-14th 2014.  Special thanks go to Chris Ellis as chair of the local organizing committee and Jodie Rogers for her tireless […]