Call for Entries: World Trade Organization's 2013 Essay Award

25 February 2013
Call for Entries: World Trade Organization's 2013 Essay Award
Deadline: 1 June 2013

The WTO launched the 2013 WTO Essay Award for Young Economists on 18 February 2013. Young economists are invited to submit their papers by 1 June 2013. The Award aims to promote high-quality research on trade policy and international trade co-operation among young economists and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community.

PRIZE: The annual WTO Essay Award consists of a prize of CHF 5,000 to the author(s) of the winning essay. In the case of a co-authored paper, the prize will be equally divided among the authors. The winning paper will be officially announced at the annual meeting of the European Trade Study Group (ETSG), which is currently the largest conference specializing in international trade. The award ceremony will take place in September 2013 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The winning author(s) will receive funding to attend the meeting.

SELECTION:

An Academic Selection Panel is responsible for the selection of the winning paper. The Panel comprises:
  • Professor Avinash Dixit (Princeton University)
  • Professor Robert Staiger (University of Wisconsin)
  • Professor Alberto Trejos (INCAE Business School).
Dr Patrick Low (Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO Secretariat) is ex officio Member of the Panel. Dr Marion Jansen (Counsellor, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO) coordinates the work of the Selection Panel.

ELIGIBILITY: The paper must address issues related to trade policy and international trade co-operation. The author(s) of the paper must possess or be engaged in the completion of a PhD degree and, if over 30 years of age, be no more than two years past a PhD defence. In the case of co-authored papers, this requirement shall apply to all authors. In addition, to be considered for the Award, essays cannot exceed 15,000 words.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES: Essays must be submitted by 1 June 2013. The Economic Research and Statistics Division of the WTO Secretariat will shortlist eligible papers by 15 June 2013 and the Selection Panel will take a final decision by 15 July 2013. Only the author(s) of short-listed essays will be notified.

PUBLICATION: The winning essay will be published in the WTO Working Paper Series and it is the responsibility of the author(s) to endeavour to secure publication of the contribution in a journal.

SUBMISSIONS: All submissions should be sent by e-mail. Submissions should include as separate attachments in PDF format:
  • the essay
  • the CV of the author(s), specifying (i) current affiliation(s), (ii) the academic institution awarding the PhD, (iii) the year (or the expected year) of the PhD, (iv) the date of birth of the author(s).
CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: essay.award@wto.org

Website: http://www.wto.org/
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