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NBER: Re: Call for Proposals, IGC Trade Research Progra
Re: Call for Proposals, IGC Trade Research Progra
Sorry, I forgot the attachements.
On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Andres Rodriguez <andres1000_at_gmail.com>wrote:
> International Growth Centre (IGC)
> Trade Research Program
> CALL FOR PROPOSALS
> FEBRUARY 2010
>
> The trade program of the International Growth Centre
> (http://www.theigc.org) invites application for funding of top-quality
> research at the intersection of trade and development. A brief
> description of the agenda of the group can be found at
>
>
> http://www.internationalgrowthcentre.org/index.php?q=article/helping-developing-countries-benefit-engagement-world-economy-igcs-trade-research-programme
>
> Proposals addressing the key themes identified in the agenda (i)
> product composition, (ii) externalities, (iii) measurement, (iv)
> winners and losers are particularly encouraged, although proposals
> on other topics in international economics relevant to policy issues
> in the poorest developing countries are also welcome.
>
> Timing
>
> Proposals should be emailed using the attached form (no other
> attachments please) to the program directors, Andres Rodriguez-Clare
> (andres_at_psu.edu) and Eric Verhoogen (eric.verhoogen_at_columbia.edu).
> In order to receive feedback from the program co-directors, proposals
> must be submitted by February 22, 2010. The final deadline for
> submission (without receiving feedback) is March 1, 2010.
>
> The ultimate decision rests with the IGC Steering Group (Timothy
> Besley, Robin Burgess, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, and Chang-Tai
> Hsieh) and will be announced by March 31.
>
> Criteria for Assessment
>
> The Steering Group will assess proposals on the following four criteria.
>
> (i) The extent to which the proposed research is innovative and
> contributes to substantive, relevant knowledge. This criterion
> captures general academic rigor and quality, and rewards proposals
> which are able to effectively define their contribution with respect
> to the existing literature.
>
> (ii) Whether and how the proposed research responds to the emerging
> growth policy problems faced by the world's poorest countries.
> Researchers should make the case that the proposed study will have the
> potential to inform policy which relates to economic growth in
> developing countries. A direct way (but not the only way) to establish
> relevance is to respond to a demand for knowledge from one of the IGC
> focus countries listed on the IGC website (www.theigc.org)
>
> (iii) Value for money.
>
> (iv) Whether the proposed research team includes academics based in
> developing countries. The IGC wishes to build the capacity of
> researchers based at institutions in developing countries. It would
> count positively if a proposal originates from a team which includes
> researchers based in a developing country on a co-PI (co-author)
> basis.
>
> Budgeting
>
> Applicants are encouraged to provide some guidance on the order of
> priority of the items requested in the proposal budget. In the event
> that the IGC is unable to provide full funding for your proposal, this
> would make it easier for us to identify which modules are scalable or
> optional, and which are essential. For projects with more than one
> applicant (Principal Investigator) the preference is for one applicant
> or institution to act as the lead party, and if the proposal is
> successful disbursements will be made to the lead party. Where
> separate contracts are required, separate budgets should be provided
> for each required contract. Please provide the name(s) and full
> contact details of the lead party/parties in the budget section of the
> proposal form.
>
> PI Remuneration
>
> Proposals can include Principal Investigator remuneration where this
> is not covered from other sources. These should be costed at fixed
> daily rate of no more than GBP 500 per day. The IGC does not prescribe
> norms for the recovery of Principal Investigator remuneration or
> indirect and estates costs where these apply. But applicants should
> bear in mind when preparing the budget that value for money is one
> of the evaluation criteria, and projects where these costs are a
> modest proportion of total budget costs would be at an advantage in
> this respect.
>
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Received on Tue Feb 09 2010 - 10:20:48 EST
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