Events of IGC
9th– 14thAugust 2020
The International Growth Centre, directed by the London School of Economics (LSE) and University of Oxford,along with the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) Thiruvananthapuramand Indian Institute of Management, Shillong is organising the 2ndIGC Patna Summer School in Development Economics 9th – 14thAugust 2020. The workshop will be held at the Hotel Maurya, Patna.
The workshop is intended for advanced PhD students, students with recent PhDs, university faculty with recent PhDs, Post-docs and officials engaged in research from government ministries. The workshop will consist of lectures across a range of subjects, looking at current frontier research, with an emphasis on quantitative methods relevant to contemporary policy issues in India. Participants will have an opportunity to meet lecturers in allocated office hours to discuss their research.
Structure:The sessions cover technical and policy-relevant topics.Theseinclude introduction to micro-econometric methods for research including Randomised Control Trials (RCT);the latest research in gender economics, education economics, agriculture economics, health economics,issues around migration, technology & innovation and public finance.
Lecturers:
Anu Rammohan, University of Western Australia
Arjun Bedi, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague
Chittur S Srinivasan, University of Reading
Faculty, Indian Institute of Management, Shillong (TBC)
Gaurav Chiplunkar, University of Virginia
M Parameswaran, Centre for Development Studies
Sugata Marjit, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Sunil Mani, Centre for Development Studies
Note toapplicants:Applications should include a current CV, a sample of research work and a mark sheet or transcript from their Masters/MPhil/PhDprogramme. All applicants should also complete the application form(Link:https://forms.gle/DkR7vgt2VxjTbPZz6) for the IGC PatnaSummer School. If you have any further questions, please send an email to india@theigc.orgwith the subject line‘IGC Patna Summer School 2020’.
2nd class AC rail-travel and all local expenses including accommodationwill be reimbursed for accepted outstation participants. Applications must be submitted by 30thApril 2020 and acceptance decisions will be made by 30th June 2020.
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