Deadline: June 3, 2024
Applications are open for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Essay Award for Young Economists 2024. The aim of the award is to promote high-quality research on trade policy and international trade cooperation and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community.
The winner of the 2023 WTO Essay Award for Young Economists is Xiao Ma of Peking University HSBC Business School. His paper, “College Expansion, Trade, and Innovation: Evidence from China”, was ranked first by the Selection Panel.
Prize
- The annual WTO Essay Award provides a prize of CHF 5,000 to the author(s) of the winning essay. In the case of a co-authored paper, the prize will be equally divided among the authors. The winning paper will be officially announced at the annual meeting of the European Trade Study Group (ETSG), the largest conference specializing in international trade. The award ceremony will take place on 12-14 September 2024 at Athens University in Greece. The winning author will receive funding to attend the meeting.
Eligibility
- The paper must address issues related to trade policy and international trade cooperation.
- The author(s) of the paper must possess or be engaged in the completion of a PhD degree and, if over 30 years of age, be no more than two years past a PhD defense. In the case of co-authored papers, this requirement shall apply to all authors.
- In addition, to be considered for the award, essays cannot exceed 15,000 words.
Application
Essays must be submitted by June 3, 2024. The Economic Research and Statistics Division of the WTO Secretariat will shortlist eligible papers by June 17, 2024 and the selection panel will take a final decision by July 8, 2024. Only the author(s) of short-listed essays will be notified.
All submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Submissions should include as separate attachments in PDF format:
- The essay
- The CV of the author(s), specifying (i) current affiliation(s), (ii) the academic institution awarding the PhD, (iii) the year (or the expected year) of the PhD, (iv) the date of birth of the author(s).
For more information, visit WTO Essay Award.
