The World Trade Organization (WTO) has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2021 WTO Essay Award. The award aims 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 essay award, now in its 13th year, has grown to be a prized achievement for young trade economists and brings to light novel evidence important for evaluating trade flows and policies.
“It’s an honour to be selected for this award,” said last year’s winner, Xiang Ding, who received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2020 and is currently Assistant Professor at Georgetown University. Xiang Ding’s paper provides novel and quantitatively important evidence on cross-industry linkages, particularly joint production arising from industries sharing knowledge inputs such as research and development, information technology, and other professional services.
Summary
- Host: World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Category: Competitions
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: CHF 5,000 & Lots more
- Deadline: June 7, 2021
Details
The WTO established the annual WTO Essay Award for Young Economists in 2009.
The award, which carries a prize of CHF 5,000, aims to promote high-quality economic research on the WTO and WTO-related issues and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community.
Requirements
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 Ph.D. degree and, if over 30 years of age, be no more than two years past a Ph.D. defines. 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.
Reward
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, which is the largest conference specializing in international trade. The award ceremony will take place on 9-11 September 2021 in Ghent (Belgium). The winning author will receive funding to attend the meeting.
Method of Application
All submissions should be sent to essay.award@wto.org. Submissions should include as separate attachments in PDF format:
1. the essay
2. the CV of the author(s), specifying (i) current affiliation(s), (ii) the academic institution awarding the Ph.D., (iii) the year (or the expected year) of the Ph.D., (iv) the date of birth of the author(s).
Essays must be submitted by 7 June 2021. The Economic Research and Statistics Division of the WTO Secretariat will shortlist eligible papers by 17 June 2021 and the selection panel will make a final decision by 7 July 2021. Only the author(s) of short-listed essays will be notified.
Deadline: June 7, 2021
Application link: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/essay_22apr21_e.htm
