Bratislava Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 10-15, 2009   Bratislava, Slovakia
Co-sponsored by the University of Economics in Bratislava,
Virtual Scientific Laboratories, and the Tatra Banka Foundation

[The deadline for applications has passed]

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 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 55 countries who have an enduring interest in 
       institutional analysis.

How to apply (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
                                 workshop2009ba@coase.org
Do this before the deadline. Work already published is not eligible.

At the top of your one-page abstract, 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.  Please do not submit any longer
documents, as they will not be read.

On your one-page CV, 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.

As e-mail subject line, use Application for 2009 Bratislava Workshop - yyy
(where yyy is your surname).  Attach your abstract and CV 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 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.

Institutions and Development by Mary M. Shirley was recently published by Edward Elgar Publishing Inc.  Hailed by Douglass North as "a landmark contribution to our understanding of economic development", the book is available to ISNIE members at a special discounted price of $30 (the regular price is $115) until September 30, 2009.  ISNIE members may order it at www.e-elgar.com using promotion code "ISNIE-1" on the payment page of the website.

A conference "New Thinking on Water Governance" will be held July 2-4 at the National University of Singapore. The focus is on fresh approaches to water governance.  Conceptual, theoretical, modeling, and empirical work are welcome.  The conference is sponsored by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and the Asian Development Bank. Travel, accommodations, and meals will be covered. The deadline to submit an abstract (300 words or less) is May 20.  For more information, contact Dr. Eduardo Araral at sppaej@nus.edu.sg.

The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and La Caixa Savings Bank Foundation are offering 14 fully-funded scholarships to students from emerging and developing countries with excellent academic backgrounds who will return to their home countries at the end of their professional training process to implement their knowledge. All applicants, including those who have already received tuition waivers, will be automatically considered for these awards. Only complete applications will be considered. The deadline for the first round of applications is May 15. Candidates will be notified of scholarship decisions on May 22.
In addition, the School and the BBVA Foundation are offering 5 fully-funded scholarships to students from Latin America.



Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies announces
a Call for Papers on the theme of political economy of cross-border flows of goods, capital, labor and ideas.  The deadline for submitting manuscripts is June 30, 2009. The Journal invites theoretical and empirical papers that explore issues linked to the theme. Papers that use unorthodox perspectives or approaches, present solid analyses, and stimulate critical discourse are welcome. Edsel L. Beja Jr., workshop alumnus (Philippines 2008), will be the Guest Editor of this issue. Further details are available here.


The International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE) will hold its 13th annual conference on June 18-20, 2009 at the University of California at Berkeley, Walter A. Haas School of Business, in Berkeley, California, USA.  Keynote speakers will be Daron Acemoglu and Lee Epstein.  See the ISNIE Web site for details.

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