CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS                      

APPLY BY NOVEMBER 4, 2024

TOPIC:
How do institutions affect adaptation to climate change - in developing countries?

The Ronald Coase Institute will award up to three grants of up to $20,000 USD each to young scholars conducting research on this topic.  Proposals should explore how institutions - laws, customs, and norms - either help or hinder adaptation to climate change in developing countries.

Past studies have examined adaptation challenges in developed countries, particularly in relation to information, behavior, and income.   We now seek research that examines how institutions like property rights, governance, regulation, and competition affect adaptation decisions and outcomes in developing countries. 

For essential background and guidance, see the Full Call for Proposals.

Who is eligible?
PhD students, post-docs, and early-career scholars.

Crucial background and guidance
See the Full Call for Proposals.
ALSO refer to the Literature Review for a survey of the literature examining how institutions affect adaptation decisions and outcomes, including the relatively small literature on developing countries.

Applications must include:
A. Proposal (5 pages max)
For required content, see the Full Call for Proposals.

B. CVs (2 pages max per researcher)
Provide a two-page CV for each researcher,
including education, papers and publications, employment,
 experience relevant for this project

C. Cover page (1 page)
Provide a cover page that includes
           Title of your proposal
           List of all researchers
           For each researcher, list:
                  Given name and surname
                  Email address
                  Affiliation (university or organization)
                  Position there (e.g., PhD student, assistant professor)
                  Major field (economics, political science, etc.)
                  Current phone number

D. Optional - appendix
Detailed bibliography

How to submit - by November 4, 2024.
By November 4, email your proposal to    call2024climate at coase.org
 (replacing at by @)
As subject line, use:  Climate adaptation proposal

Attach all files as  .DOCX files.
Please name your files this way:
Take the surname of the first researcher listed on your proposal. Say it’s Smith. 
For the proposal, use filename   smith-proposal.docx
For the cover page, use filename    smith-cover.docx
For the optional appendix, use filename    smith-appendix.docx
On CVs:
      For first researcher’s CV, use filename   smith-cv.docx.
      For other researchers’ CVs, use their own surnames similarly.

Decisions
Decisions will be announced by the end of November 2024.

Questions?
Email Darin Hargis:  dhargis at coase.org
and Dominic Parker: dominic.parker at wisc.edu
(replacing at by @)

Financials
The Institute will award up to three grants of up to $20,000 USD each. Payments will be scheduled in phases based on project progress.

Publications
Completed papers will be considered for publication in the Ronald Coase Institute Working Paper Series and possibly in academic journals.