2010 Shanghai workshop announcement

The Ronald Coase Institute

Shanghai Workshop on Institutional Analysis

December 12-18, 2010 Shanghai, China

Co-sponsored by 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

· Advanced graduate students - in economics, political science, and other social sciences

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 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 revisions, 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 dinners. 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, toworkshop2010sh@coase.org.

Do thisbefore 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 as Microsoft Word .doc files only,

using filenames yyy abstract.doc and yyy cv.doc (where yyy is your surname).

Costs

The cost of the workshop - tuition and meals - is $2500USD. 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.

Seewww.coase.orgfor more information.