World Trade Organisation Essay Award for Young Economists

Call for Essay application image from the WTO site.

The World Trade Organisation is calling on young Economists to submit their work  for 2018 world trade organisation Essay before the 1st of June, 2018. The aim of the award is to increase international trade cooperation and trade policy, strengthening links between the WTO and the academic milieu.

Selection

The academic panel will select the striking Essay. The panel is made up of a team of professors and a Doctor.
Three doctors from Princeton University, Dartmouth College, INCAE Business school and Dr Robert Koopman who is the director of WTO research and statistics division, Dr Roberta P who is the Chief of world trade's cost Analysis section.

Who can apply

Your Essay must be centered on international trade cooperation and trade policy. The author(s) must posses or are engaged in a PhD or have completed the PhD two years ago. Your essay should not exceed 15,000 words.

Prize

A prize of  CHF 5,000 awaits the author(s) of the winning essay. In case of a co-authored Essay, the price will be divided among the authors. The winner will be announced in September in Warsaw, Poland during the annual European Trade Group meeting.

Apply now

All applications should be sent to essay.award@wto.org Submissions should include as separate PDFs

• Essay
• The CV of author(s) specifying current affiliation(s) and the academic institution awarding the PhD, the year of PhD or expected year and the date of birth.