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.

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.

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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   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)