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The Bureau for
Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), in
conjunction with the
Banff International Research Station, would like to
announce a summer school in development economics for Ph.D.
students, post-docs, and recent graduates. The summer school will be
offered June 25 - July 1, 2005 in Alberta, Canada and will
introduce students to the main concepts in analytical
development economics—methodological, theoretical, and
empirical—as well as to a variety of statistical and modeling
tools.
Lecturers |
Topics | To Apply |
Cost | Scholarships |
FAQs
Lecturers will include:
- Abhijit Banerjee (MIT)
- Robin Burgess (LSE)
- Esther Duflo (MIT)
- Andrew Foster (Brown)
- Michael Kremer (Harvard)
- Dilip Mookherjee (Boston University)
- Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard)
- Rohini Pande (Yale)
- Duncan Thomas (UCLA)
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Topics to be covered will include:
- Statistical Techniques for Project
Evaluation and Causal Inference
- Methodologies for Collecting Field
Data
- Human Capital: Nutrition, Health, and
Education
- Population
- Technology
- Gender and the Family
- Credit Markets
- Land Markets
- Political Economy: Corruption,
Elections, Ethnic Divisions
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To Apply:
Applicants should submit the
following items via email to the BREAD Summer School
Coordinator, Courtney Umberger (umberger@mit.edu),
before the March 20, 2005
application deadline:
- CV
- Unofficial transcript
(i.e., list of graduate school courses and grades)
- Letter of
recommendation from your advisor or a faculty member
- One-page letter
describing your background and interest in the course
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Program Cost:
Participants are responsible for the
cost of travel and $1,000 program fee. Food and accommodation
will be generously provided by the organizers. A limited
number of scholarships are available to cover the program fee
and to help defray travel costs. Scholarship recipients will
be chosen based on merit and need.
Summer school applicants are
encouraged to apply to their universities for funds and to
check with their department chairs about funding options.
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Scholarships:
For those applicants who are unable
to procure university funding and who wish to apply for a fee
waiver, the following documents should be submitted along with
the application:
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Copy of a letter to your department chair requesting funds
and response
Applicants wishing to apply for a
fee waiver and travel compensation should also include:
- Letter from a graduate coordinator or other administrator
certifying financial need
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FAQs:
- Who should apply?
The summer school is primarily intended for graduate
students or recent graduates from PhD programs in economics.
However, we will consider applications from master and PhD
students in public policy, as long as they have a strong
preparation in micro-economics and econometrics.
- Should I apply if I have already taken a development
class?
Yes. You will have the opportunity to get different
perspectives and to get to know prominent researchers in the
field. You will hear specialists talk about every topic, so
even if you have been exposed to the topics before, you will
increase your knowledge of development in this class.
- Should I apply if I have never taken a development
class?
Yes. This is your opportunity to get an introduction to
the field and glean research ideas. As long as you have
taken microeconomics and econometrics, you will be fine!
- Is there a detailed curriculum?
Not yet, since every faculty lecturer will be free to
design the best class for their respective topics. But you
should refer to the list of topics to
see what will be taught.
- Can I apply if I do not have a research topic yet?
Certainly. You may even get one out of the summer
school....
- I already have a research topic. What will I gain?
It depends how far along you are. Students who are
already working on a topic or thinking about a topic will
have the opportunity to present their work and get feedback.
Faculty will also hold office hours.
- What will be the typical daily schedule?
There will be two lectures per day, and time for student
presentations and discussion, as well as ample time to enjoy
Banff and talk with faculty.
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