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Call for Nominations
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4th IZA@DC Young Scholar Program
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Francis Vella (Georgetown University and IZA),
Amelie F. Constant (George Washington University, Temple University and IZA)
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| Location: | Washington DC, USA |
| Date: | September 27 - October 02, 2015 |
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About the Program |
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IZA and the Georgetown Center of Economic Research (GCER) of Georgetown University Economics Department are very pleased to announce the Fourth IZA@DC Young Scholar Program which will take place from September 27 – October 2, 2015 at Georgetown University in Washington DC. |
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The main aim of the program is to bring outstanding PhD students to Washington, DC in order to meet with leading labor economists during seminars as well as personal meetings at local universities and public institutions such as the World Bank or the Inter-American Development Bank. |
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The program encourages the interaction between talented PhD students and senior labor economists in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Therefore, the students will be hosted by the Georgetown University Economics Department where on each of the five days a leading labor economist will present his/her frontier research. This year the presenters will be Peter Arcidiacono, Francine Blau, Alexandre Mas, Luigi Pistaferri and Ken Wolpin. The selected students will be also given the opportunity to collectively meet with each of the speakers to discuss their own research. In addition, the students will formally present their research, and they will be given the opportunity to independently visit IZA Research Fellows located in Washington, DC for individual talks. |
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The program is designed for advanced PhD students from outside the US working in the field of labor economics who have either a job or research related interest in local universities or public institutions in the DC area. The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 10 students. |
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Funding |
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Accommodation is provided by IZA. Travel expenses will be covered by participants. Students with limited or without funding can apply for a travel grant at IZA. |
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Nomination |
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IZA Research Fellows can nominate PhD students located outside the US by submitting a nomination statement, the student’s CV and research paper by June 5, 2015 using the online nomination form. If the IZA Research Fellow is not the official supervisor of the PhD student, please submit an additional reference letter by the student’s supervisor. If a grant for travel expenses is required, please indicate with the nomination and submit a short explanation. Acceptance decisions will be communicated by beginning of July. |
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