The Ronald Coase Institute
First
Asia Workshop on
Institutional Analysis
January 5-10, 2008, Singapore
Co-sponsored by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy/
Asia Competitiveness Institute, National University of Singapore
Apply by September 30, 2007
Attend
this inaugural workshop in Asia to
· Learn more about
institutional analysis
· Present your current
research and receive comments from established scholars
· Become part of a
worldwide network of institutional scholars.
Who is
eligible?
· Postdoctoral social
scientists - early in their careers
· Advanced graduate
students - in economics, political science, and other social sciences
· Scholars from
developing/transitional countries in Asia are particularly
invited to apply.
Participants will be selected on the basis of their research abstracts.
Admission is strictly limited,
and the pace is intense. Participants must attend all sessions and give as
well as receive feedback.
As a
participant, you will
Hear established scholars discuss their strategies to formulate research
questions, design
projects, and draw important and practical conclusions.
Make two presentations of your own research
(1) in a small group, receiving faculty
guidance
(2) after revisions, to the entire
workshop, with discussion following.
Network through close, informal contacts with faculty and
workshop alumni from
50 countries who have an enduring interest in institutional analysis.
How to
apply (deadline September 30, 2007)
E-mail
an abstract - 350 words maximum - of a current research project of yours, plus
a one-page curriculum vitae, to workshop2008sg@coase.org. Work
already published
is not eligible.
At the top
of your abstract, list the title, your name, and the number of words in the
abstract.
Any co-authors must be listed here.
On your
one-page CV, list your current professional status and the academic degrees you
have
received, with university, year, and field of study. Also include your citizenship,
date of birth,
and country of residence. Give as references the names, e-mail addresses, and telephone
numbers
of two scholars familiar with you and your work.
As e-mail
subject line, use Application for 2008 Singapore Workshop. Please attach
your
abstract and CV as Microsoft Word files, using filenames yyy abstract.doc and yyy
cv.doc
where yyy is your surname.
Abstracts
will be judged on the clarity and importance of the research question, and on
their institutional focus. Please do not submit any longer documents, as
they will not be read.
Costs
The cost of the workshop - tuition and meals - is $2395 USD. This
does not include hotel accommodations or travel expenses.
Some
fellowships will be awarded competitively to scholars from developing and
transitional countries, for tuition, meals, and hotel accommodations. If
you wish to be considered for a fellowship, you must state that in your
application. Tuition and meal costs for participants who are Singaporeans, Singapore permanent residents, or
faculty members of Singapore universities will be covered through the sponsors.
At the
close of the workshop, participants may submit papers based on their workshop
projects
to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, to be considered for publication
in a special volume
produced by the School.
For
more information about the Ronald Coase Institute and its previous workshops,
see
www.coase.org