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Shanghai Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 12-18, 2010 Shanghai, China
Co-sponsored by the Ronald Coase Institute
and the School of Economics at Fudan University
Apply by September 6, 2010
Attend this workshop to
♦ Learn more about institutional analysis
♦ Present your
own 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,
and
♦ Advanced graduate students - in economics, political science,
and other social sciences
who have not attended our previous workshops.
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
strategies to formulate
research 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 closely with faculty and workshop alumni from
61 countries
who have an enduring interest in institutional analysis.
After the
daily sessions, enjoy informal talks with
faculty and fellow
participants over delicious diners. A
special event will precede
the final gala dinner.
How to apply
(Please read carefully and follow instructions exactly)
E-mail a one-page abstract - 350 words maximum - of a current
research project
of yours,
plus a one-page curriculum vitae, to workshop2010sh@coase.org.
Do this before the deadline September 6, 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.) Work already published is not eligible. Abstracts will be judged
on the clarity and importance of the research question, and
on their institutional
focus. Projects with empirically testable
implications are preferred.
CV (1 page - 1 side only)
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.
As references give the names of two scholars familiar with you and your work,
with their e-mail addresses
and telephone numbers.
E-mail
As subject line, use Application for 2010
Shanghai 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 $2500 USD. This does not include
housing or travel expenses.
All participants must stay in workshop housing.
Some fellowships will be awarded
competitively to scholars from developing
and transitional countries for tuition, meals, and housing.
If you wish to be considered
for a fellowship, you must state that in your application and
indicate why (your
current professional status, resources, etc.).
Participants are responsible for their
own travel expenses.

A new organization,
The
Asian Society for Institutional Analysis (ASIASIA) has been launched at the National
University of Singapore. Eduardo Araral, a Coase Institute
workshop alumnus, is the founding president, and fellow alumnus Alex
He Jingwei serves as the secretary general. Elinor Ostrom is
the honorary advisor. The Society aims to promote research on
institutions in Asia. It will organize workshops and conferences, recognize outstanding work of
young institutional scholars in Asia, and build an international
network of scholars interested in institutional analysis in Asia.

The new journal
The Economic Analysis of Law Review invites you to submit for review
your papers that apply economic analysis or related methodologies to study legal issues through innovative perspectives.
Ivo T. Gico Jr (Beijing 2008 workshop alumnus) is a chief editor of
EALR.
Manuscripts may be submitted in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

The Pacific Trade and Development Conference Series (PAFTAD) will be
hosted by the China Center for Economic Research, Peking University,
December 6-9, 2010. Economists and political scientists below
age 35 are invited to submit papers for consideration for PAFTED
Fellowships for Young Scholars. Apply by September 3, 2010.

Mary Shirley's book Institutions and Development has been
issued in paperback by Edward Elgar Publishing. See
announcement. A special 20% discount off the list
price of $25 USD is available at the
Edward Elgar Web site.

The European Network on the Economics of the Firm will hold a
conference on Ronald Coase and the Economics of the Firm at the
Amsterdam School of Economics, September 16-17, 2010. The
deadline to submit an abstract has passed.

The
2009 Nobel prize in economics was 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.
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Oliver Williamson
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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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Apply to the 2010 Shanghai workshop
on institutional analysis by September 6.
Submit a paper for the next PAFTAD
conference in Beijing by September 3.
Submit a paper to the new journal
The Economic Analysis of Law Review.
The Asian Society for Institutional Analysis
has just been launched, based at the
National University of Singapore..
Mary Shirley's book Institutions and
Development is available
in paperback from Edward Elgar
Publishing - price $25 USD.
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)
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