The Ronald Coase Institute
Beijing Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 20-26, 2012    Beijing, China
Co-sponsored with the School of Economics and Management,
     Tsinghua University

Apply by January 20, 2012

Attend this workshop to
   Hear established institutional scholars discuss research and
      strategies to formulate questions, design projects, present
      results, and draw conclusions. 
   Present your own research and receive comments
     · in a small group with faculty guidance
     · after revising, to the entire workshop, with formal discussants.
   Network closely with faculty and other young scholars who have
      an enduring interest in institutional analysis. After the daily
      sessions, enjoy informal conversations with faculty and
      participants during delicious dinners. The workshop closes
      with a special event and gala dinner. Upon graduation
      become part of a worldwide scholarly network with alumni
      in 65 countries.

Who is eligible?
·  Postdoctoral social scientists - early in their careers
·  Advanced graduate students - in economics, political science,
      management, law, and other social sciences.
Participants will be selected competitively 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.

How to apply (please follow instructions exactly)
E-mail a 1-page abstract - 350 words maximum - of a current research project
of yours, plus a 1-page curriculum vitae, to workshop2012bj@coase.org.
Do this before the deadline: January 20, 2012.

·  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 1) your current professional status, 2) the academic degrees you
   have received, with university, year, and field of study, 3) your publications,
   4) citizenship, 5) date of birth, 6) country of residence, 7) contact information,
   8) as references, 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 2012 Beijing 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, meals, and housing – is $2500 USD.
This does not include travel expenses. All participants must stay in workshop housing.

·  Many fellowships will be awarded competitively to scholars for whom the
   tuition is a hardship, to cover tuition, meals,and housing.If you wish to be
   considered for a fellowship, include a statement of your financial needs,
   explaining why you need the fellowship and whether other funding is available
   for you. Attach it as a Microsoft Word .doc file, using filename
   yyy fellowship request.doc (where yyy is your surname). All participants
   are responsible for their own travel expenses.

Organizers
The workshop is organized by Chong-En Bai (Tsinghua University). Alexandra Benham
(Ronald Coase Institute), and Mary Shirley (Ronald Coase Institute).

Faculty
The faculty will include Alexandra Benham (Ronald Coase Institute),Lee Benham
(Ronald Coase Institute), Sebastian Galiani (Washington University in St. Louis),
Philip Keefer (World Bank), Marc Law (University of Vermont), Hongbin Li
(Tsinghua University), Gary Libecap (University of California - Santa Barbara),
Cheryl Long (Xiamen University), Peter Murrell (University of Maryland),
Xinzheng Shi (Tsinghua University), Mary Shirley (Ronald Coase Institute),
Colin Xu (World Bank), Yang Yao (Peking University), and more.

What can you expect at this workshop?
Why participants value these workshops



ISNIE 2012
Los Angeles, California, USA, June 14-16, 2012
The 16th annual conference of the International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE) will be held at the University of Southern California, June 14-16, 2012. See details. Keynote speakers will be William Landes, Richard Posner, and Gillian Hadfield. The deadline to submit paper proposals is January 30, 2012.



130th EAAE Seminar and PhD Course
Uppsala, Sweden, August 26-September 1, 2012
The European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) will hold its 130th seminar in Uppsala, Sweden, August 31-September 1, 2012, on the theme "Did agricultural economics disappoint? Empirical applications on governance of food and fibre value chains." February 17 is the deadline to submit abstracts (max 3 pages). Linked to this seminar is a preceding PhD course August 26-29, "The Empirics of Economics and Transaction Costs" led by Scott Masten, at the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences. See seminar and PhD course details. Kostas Karantininis will chair these events.



Conference: Contracts, Procurement, and Public-Private Arrangements
Paris, France, May 30-31, 2012
The conference focues on recent developments in contract theory. See details. The deadline to submit an abstract is March 1, 2012.



Conference: Institutions and Values in Economic Thought
St. Petersburg, Russia, May 17-19, 2012
The 16th annual conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) will be held at St. Petersburg State University, Russia, May 17-19 2012. See details. A selection of papers from the conference will be published in the European Journal of the History of Economic Thought. The deadline to submit proposals for papers or sessions was January 10, 2012.



Ronald Coase speaks at Beijing Finance and Economics Conference
Ronald Coase spoke by video to the CAIJING Annual Conference
2012: Forecasts and Strategies, in Beijing on December 15. He discussed
the foundations of China's economic transformation in recent decades,
and its current lack of a well-functioning market for ideas.
Also see details of the conference.



Law and Economics Summer School for Chinese Scholars
Chicago, July 9-20, 2012
The University of Chicago invites scholars from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to apply for a two-week summer school on law and economics in Chicago, July 9-20, 2012. Professors, assistant professors, lecturers, postdoctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students in law are encouraged to apply. Policy makers, scholars, and researchers from other disciplines - including economics, finance, and political science - who are interested in law and legal institutions are also encouraged to apply. All lectures, discussions, and readings will be in English without translation, so applicants should have a sufficient command of the English language. The theme is Property Rights and Private Law. See details and application form. The deadline to apply was January 1, 2012.



Asian Studies Association Conference, March 2-3, 2012
The Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong will hold its 7th annual conference at Hong Kong Shue Yan University, March 2-3, 2012. A panel on real estate markets in Asia is being organized by Rita Yi Man Li (2008 Philippines workshop alumna). For details on this panel contact Rita Yi Man Li. The deadline to submit abstracts has passed.



The Economic Analysis of Law Review
A new issue of The Economic Analysis of Law Review is available online in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and EconLit now includes this journal in its index. Chief editor Ivo T. Gico Jr (Beijing 2008 workshop alumnus) invites you to submit for review your papers that apply economic analysis or related methodologies to study legal issues through innovative perspectives.

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  What can you expect during a workshop?
  Why participants value ihese workshops

   Some comments:
     "superlative experience" (Boulder)
     "famous scholars and delicious
        food" (Shanghai)
     "most exciting workshop I have
        attended" (Singapore)
     "demanding, intensive and mentally
        exhausting...also one of the most
        rewarding" (Philippines)
     "best learning experience within last
        31 years" (Bratislava)

  
  Apply by January 20 to attend the Coase
       Institute workshop in Beijing.

  See Ronald Coase's recent video speech
        on China's economic development.

  Submit proposals by January 30 to ISNIE

  Apply by February 17 for EAAE seminar
        in Uppsala, Sweden.

  Submit papers to The Economic Analysis
        of Law Review