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NBER: Fwd: GRants to economists to study elections
Subject: Fwd: GRants to economists to study elections
From: Martin Feldstein (msfeldst@nber.org)
Date: Fri Apr 20 2007 - 23:12:09 EDT
>The Pew Fundation wants to support economists who are studying the
>voting process. There is a longer summary attached. I hope that
>some of you are interested in applying. If you have questions,
>please email me, Alberto or Sue Colligan (Colligan@nber.org)
>
>marty feldstein
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>>Pew and JEHT Foundation Target Economists with $2 Million in Grants
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>>The Pew Center on the States
>>(<http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/>www.pewcenteronthestates.org)
>>, a division of The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the JEHT Foundation
>>have announced $2 million in available grants to help diagnose how
>>well U.S. elections are run and plan pilot projects to be conducted
>>in 2007 and 2008.
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>>The request for proposals (RFP) is part of a larger Pew initiative
>>called Make Voting Work. Make Voting Work is focused on improving
>>the accuracy, convenience, efficiency and security of U.S.
>>elections. Proposals will be accepted through June 4, 2007.
>>
>>Economists are a key target audience for the RFP and are strongly
>>encouraged to apply. Pew encourages economists to develop new
>>diagnostic measures assessing cost, efficiency and productivity in
>>election administration. The existing sets of measures are
>>insufficient to accurately identify problems and weigh the costs
>>and benefits of potential solutions.
>>
>>For more information please visit
>><http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/>www.pewcenteronthestates.org
>>to read the RFP or FAQ with details on how to apply and get
>>connected with potential partners.
>>
>>The Pew Center on the States point of contact is Scott Cody,
>>Research Director
>>(<mailto:scody@pewcenteronthestates.org>scody@pewcenteronthestates.org).
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