Dear NBER Researchers -
As a result of a generous grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,
the NBER will be able to provide four dissertation support grants for
the next academic year (2014-15) for Ph.D. students in economics whose
research focuses on "The Economics of an Aging Workforce." This topic
area encompasses research on, but is not limited to, issues such as the
determinants of work and retirement behavior by older workers; the roles
of public and private policies, and workplace attributes, in
facilitating or discouraging work at older ages; age discrimination in
labor markets; and the effects of an aging workforce on firm-level and
aggregate productivity. Further details are provided in the attached
fellowship announcement, and on the NBER home page at
http://nber.org/jobs/ .
Each dissertation grant will provide a stipend of $25,000, as well as up
to $12,000 in tuition support. The grants will be for one year, with
the possibility of renewal for a second year. To be eligible for
fellowship support, a student must be working toward a Ph.D. at a North
American university during the 2014-15 academic year. I hope that you
will forward this message to students who might be interested in
applying for fellowship support. Please note that a nomination process
requires a letter of recommendation, and that the closing date for
fellowship applications is *December 17, 2013.* I am writing early in
the academic year so that students who may be interested in applying for
support will have time to plan their applications, and so that we can
announce decisions before students need to make commitments for teaching
or other support in the next academic year.
Fellowship applications, as well as questions about the fellowship
program, may be sent to Ms. Gerri Johnson at gjohnson_at_nber.org. Thank
you for helping to call attention to this important program of research
support. All best wishes.
Jim Poterba
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Received on Fri Oct 04 2013 - 15:26:55 EDT
