Coase Institute 2008 Beijing workshop announcement

The Ronald Coase Institute

Beijing Workshop on Institutional Analysis

December 13-18, 2008 Beijing, China

Co-sponsored by China Center for Economic Research, Peking University

Apply by August 31, 2008

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

• Scholars from China and developing/transitional countries in Asia are particularly

invited to apply.

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 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)

E-mail a one-page abstract - 350 words maximum - of a current research project of yours,

plus a one-page curriculum vitae, to workshop2008bj@coase.org. Do this before the

deadline August 31, 2008. Work already published is not eligible.

At the top of your abstract, list the title, your name, and the number of words in the abstract.

Any co-authors must be listed here. 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 CV (one page only), list 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 2008 Beijing Workshop. Please 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.

For more information about the Ronald Coase Institute and previous workshops, see

www.coase.org