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April 30, 2015

PhD Scholarship Energy 2015 – Call for applications

The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) and the Chair of Energy Sustainability (University of Barcelona) offer 1 PhD Scholarship for 3 years (with possible extension), starting September 2015. This scholarship is for students who have graduated after 2011 and who aim at enrolling on the PhD program in Economics (University of Barcelona). The candidates must have a Master in Economics completed by summer 2015 and apply to the PhD program in…

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April 23, 2015

Postdoc position at GATE (Saint-Etienne University, France)

The GATE (Economic Analysis and Theory Research Group) is offering a 12 months postdoc position in Saint-Etienne. The postdoc researcher will integrate the GATE research team located at Saint-Etienne. She/he will take part in an ongoing research project aiming at identifying the effects of interjurisdictional agreements on the supply of commercial/industrial land and its spatial distribution among jurisdictions. A focus will be put on the impact of the interjurisdictional governance,…

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April 16, 2015

GESS/GESY Summer School 2015

The Collaborative Research Center SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY) and the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS), University of Mannheim, are pleased to announce a joint Summer School for postgraduate students, postdocs and junior faculty. The 2015 Summer School will, titled ‘Empirical Analysis of Markets with Asymmetric Information‘ take place August 2-7 at the Bronnbach Monastery in Germany, held by a leading economist in the…

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April 14, 2015

Barcelona Frontier Research in Economic and Social History (FRESH) Meeting – Call for papers

On December 3-4, 2015, Facultat d’Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona will host a Frontier Research in Economic and Social History (FRESH) meeting. The broad theme of the meeting is “Economic History of Education”. Keynote Speakers will be David Mitch (UMBC Maryland) and Francesco Cinnirella (Ifo Institute, CESifo, CEPR, and CAGE). Local Organizers are Alfonso Herranz and Sergio Espuelas. FRESH Organizers: Rowena Gray, Paul Sharp and Martin Uebele. The deadline…

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February 13, 2015

VI Workshop on Economics of Education: Competences’ Acquisition, Skills & the Labour Market – Call for papers

The IEB (Barcelona Institute of Economics) organizes the VI Workshop on Economics of Education: Competences’ Acquisition, Skills & the Labour Market that will take place next September 9th-10th 2015 at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona. Keynote speakers will be Guido Schwerdt (University of Konstanz, Germany) and Rolf Van der Velden (Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market – Maastricht University). Deadline for submission of…

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February 12, 2015

Summer School in Computational Economics – University of Cagliari

The Department of Economics and Business at the University of Cagliari organizes the Summer School in Computational Economics in Cagliari, Sardinia, from the 6th to the 10th of July 2015. The school consists of two courses, both at PhD level, aimed at PhD students, assistant professors, practitioners in central banks and international institutions. They are ‘Continuous-time Methods for Economics and Finance’, taught by Galo Nuño (Banco de España), and ‘Introduction to simulation…

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February 12, 2015

6th Competition and Innovation Summer School 2015 – Call for papers

The 6th Competition and Innovation Summer School (CISS) will take place from May 25 to 30, 2015 in Turunç/Marmaris (Turkey). This workshop offers young researchers within the fields of the economics of innovation and competition the opportunity to intensively discuss their dissertation projects within a peer group of experienced and renowned scholars, as well as other PhD students and postdoc researchers in an inspiring environment. CISS offers lectures and workshops…

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February 9, 2015

XI Jornadas de Economía Laboral – Call for papers

The Asociación Española de Economía del Trabajo (AEET) celebrates the XI Jornadas de Economía Laboral in Bellaterra in July 2015, organized by the Departament d’Economia Aplicada at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Submit your paper until March 29th 2015. More information HERE.

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February 3, 2015

Jaume I Prizes 2015 – Call for applications

The Jaume I Prizes were created in 1989 through the initiative of the Valencian Foundation for Advanced Studies. Their objectives were to promote investigation and scientific development in Spain with the help of scientific entities and business organizations. There are different categories: Basic Research, Economics, Medical Research/Clinical Medicine, Protection of Nature, New Technologies, Entrepreneur and Social Commitment. Deadline for applications: March 22nd 2015. More information HERE.

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February 3, 2015

International Short Research Visits to Switzerland SNSF – Call for applications

The scheme International Short Visits is aimed at researchers in Switzerland who wish to go abroad for a short period or researchers abroad who wish to collaborate with researchers in Switzerland. During the visit, they pursue a small joint research project.  Short visits may last from one week to three months. There are no geographical and topical restrictions. The grants include travel, room and board expenses. Submission deadline: All year round….

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