Application deadline extended, you can still submit your application.

Co-sponsored by the Ronald Coase Institute
and the School of Economics at Fudan University


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.