Moscow Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 2-8, 2010     Moscow, Russia
Co-sponsored by State University - Higher School of Economics

[Applications are closed]

Attend this workshop 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.
Participants will be selected on the basis of their current 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 ongoing research and
       their strategies to formulate clear questions, design projects,
       present results, and draw important and practical conclusions. 
  Make two presentations of your own research:
       (1) in a small group with faculty guidance
       (2) after revision, to the entire workshop, with formal discussion
             of your work.
  Network through close, informal contacts with faculty and workshop
       alumni from 56 countries who have an enduring interest in 
       institutional analysis.
 

How to apply [Applications are closed]
(Please read carefully and follow instructions precisely)
E-mail a one-page abstract - 350 words maximum - of a current research project
of yours, plus a one-page curriculum vitae, to workshop2010ms@coase.org
before the deadline January 25, 2010.

  Abstract (1 page, 350 words max)
    At the top, list the title, your name, and the number of words in the abstract. 
    Any co-authors must be listed here.  (At most 1 person per research project can
    be accepted.)  Abstracts will be judged on the clarity and importance of the
    research question, and on their institutional focus.  Work already published is not   
    eligible. Please do not submit any longer documents, as they will not be read.

   CV (1 page)
    Include 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.

   E-mail
    As subject line, use Application for 2010 Moscow Workshop - yyy (where yyy is
    your surname).  Attach your abstract and CV only as Microsoft Word .doc files,
    using filenames yyy abstract.doc and yyy cv.doc (where yyy is your surname).

Costs
The cost of the workshop - tuition and meals - is $2395 USD. This does not include
housing accommodations or travel expenses.  Some fellowships will be awarded
competitively to scholars from developing and transitional countries, for tuition,
meals, and housing.  All participants are responsible for their own travel expenses. 
If you wish to be considered for a fellowship, you must state that in your
e-mail application.  All participants will stay in workshop housing.

The 2009 Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to Elinor Ostrom
"for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons" and to
Oliver Williamson "for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm."  A great day for new institutional social sciences. 

Elinor Ostrom	Oliver Williamson

Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson have generously served as faculty members for the Ronald Coase Institute workshops.

Elinor Ostrom is in addition a board member of the Institute. Three other Nobel laureates are directly associated with the Institute's work: Ronald Coase as research adviser and faculty member, Douglass North as board member and faculty member, and Kenneth Arrow as board member.

 

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   Mary Shirley's book Institutions and
   Development will be issued in paperback
   in March 2010 by Edward Elgar
   Publishing - price $25 USD.   
  
   Apply to attend ESNIE 2010 by March 8.

  
   Read the workshop review
      published by a recent participant:
      "superlative experience" (Boulder)
   Other comments:
     "most exciting workshop I have
        attended" (Singapore)
     "demanding, intensive and mentally
        exhausting...also one of the most
        rewarding" (Philippines)
     "best learning experience within last
        31 years" (Bratislava)