Economics Research Competition, Spring 2010
The competition is held by the Economics Education and Research Consortium. Its goal is to support policy-relevant research projects under five priority areas. Research proposals can be submitted either by individuals or small teams of CIS researchers. Grants are in the amount of up to $14,000 and are typically provided for up to 18 months of work. Young researchers and researchers from the regions may be offered smaller-scale development grants (up to $2,000) and training opportunities in the framework of EERC Research Development Program.
During the grant period, research outputs are peer-reviewed by thematic expert panels, which include reputable scholars - members of the EERC International Advisory Board (IAB) and active researchers from the CIS and abroad. Research supervision is provided at EERC semi-annual research workshops and through consultations with program staff and resource persons. The final output of each project shall be a working paper/article and a policy brief. The best research findings will be published in the EERC working papers series.
Proposals selected for the final review stage of the competition will be presented at the June 2010 research workshop (tentatively planned for June 26-28); interim and final reports on funded projects will be presented in December 2010 and June 2011, respectively.
