Canadian Development Economics Study Group
CDESG at the 2012 CEA Meetings in Calgary
As in years past, the CDESG will be organizing sessions and hosting a keynote speaker as part of the CEA Meetings. This year's meetings are in Calgary from June 8-10, 2012. Our call for papers available in English as well as French .
PEP-Laval Intensive Graduate School in Development Economics
In association with Université Laval, PEP is proud to announce the second edition of the PEP-Laval Intensive Graduate School in Development Economics. Three six-day courses will provide flexible, advanced and accelerated training in Impact Evaluation, Development Policy Modelling and Poverty Measurement and Analysis. A preliminary distance training component will be provided in May, 2012. The actual training workshop will take place at Université Laval (Quebec City, Canada) between June 3rd and 23rd 2012. The courses will be offered in English only. A certificate of continued education will be granted by Université Laval upon completion of each of these courses. Under some conditions, these courses can also be credited towards the completion of a University degree program. Information on the School program, including details on application and requirements, can be found | here . You may also contact Sonia Moreau (sonia.moreau@ecn.ulaval.ca) from the PEP secretariat
Upcoming Conferences and Events
Below are upcoming conferences with a significant development economics focus. If we are missing any, please let us know!World Bank Events
World Economic History Congress 2012 (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
The International Economic History Association (IEHA) will host the XVIth World Economic History Congress from 9 to 13 July 2012 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. It will be the first time that this congress will be hosted in Africa, and the theme - "Roots of Development" - reflects the importance that lessons from Economic History can play in the world's currently developing regions. The picturesque town of Stellenbosch is the second oldest in South Africa after Cape Town, and hosts one of the continent's oldest and most prestigious universities. WEHC 2012 has issued Calls for Sessions, Posters and Dissertations. Please visit the website for details and for complete congress information (www.wehc2012.org) or contact the Congress Secretariat on info@wehc2012.org
IDRC Internship Awards
The main goal of the Internship Awards is to provide exposure to research for international development through a program of training in research management and grant administration under the guidance of IDRC program staff. Internships are designed to provide hands-on learning experiences in research program management - in the creation, dissemination and utilization of knowledge from an international perspective. The interns will undertake a program of research on the topic submitted when competing for the internship award. During a part (often around 50%) of their time, they will be trained in the techniques of research management through hands-on work experience with their chosen program’s programming and practices. They will work under the mentorship of a Program Officer(s). For approximately 50% of the remainder of the time, the selected candidates will be expected to provide support to management and program staff in some of the following areas: synthesis of project outcomes; production of publications and dissemination materials or activities on research results; participation in team meetings; research tasks to locate, review and synthesize relevant material; preparation of state of the art reviews; preparation of correspondence, reports and presentations; assistance with the organization of meetings, workshops and seminars; preparation of minutes; updating and maintaining databases; and maintenance of the website; and exchange with other institutions working on a broad range of issues related to programming. For more info please see the following link.
Current IDRC FundingIDRC Doctoral Awards