The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is one of the leading research institutes on development policy. Through excellent research, policy advice and training, the Institute contributes to finding solutions to global challenges.… read more ...
The Impact of TRIPS and Compulsory Licensing on Developing Country Markets
By Eric Bond (Vanderbilt University) and Kamal Saggi (Vanderbilt University)
The Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO) requires that all WTO members provide a minimum level of patent protection for all types of intellectual property.… read more ...
Welcome New Members March 2019
We would like to welcome the following new member to the InsTED Network
Prof Julian Jamison (University of Exeter Business School) His research focuses on the interaction between individual preferences, decisions, and well-being on the one hand, and institutional policies on the other. Much of it has been carried out in more than a dozen countries, especially sub-Saharan Africa.… read more ...
ETSG2019 Bern: September 12-14
The twenty-first ETSG Conference will be hosted by the University of Bern, World Trade Institute in Bern (Switzerland) on 12-14 September 2019.
The deadline to submit an abstract for possible presentation is FRIDAY MAY 3, 2019. Please visit the conference webpage (http://www.etsg.org/conferences/) for more details and submit your abstract on-line at http://www.etsg.org/abstract-for-etsg-conference.html
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Grant-Funded Researcher in International Trade Policy
(Level A) $86,587 – $92,796 per annum plus an employer contribution of 9.5% will apply.
Fixed Term contract for 12 months available immediately.
We are seeking to appoint a postdoctoral Researcher in international trade policy to conduct applied and policy research and teaching.… read more ...
Call for Papers — Agricultural trade
IATRC and the European Commission in Seville, Spain are co-organizing a Summer Symposium June 23-25, 2019 on : “Trading for good – Agricultural trade in the context of climate change adaptation and mitigation: synergies, obstacles and possible solutions”.… read more ...
Open Research Area (ORA) for the Social Sciences: Pre-Announcement of the Sixth Joint Call
The partners for the Open Research Area (ORA) are pleased to announce their sixth joint call for proposals due to open Spring 2019. This notice is being issued now to allow interested researchers to begin discussions with potential research partners in advance of the formal call for proposals.… read more ...
UKRI GCRF Collective Programme: Multi-hazards & Systemic Risks – Announcement of Opportunity
Closing date for outline bid proposals: 16:00 BST on 15 May 2019
Closing date for invited full bid: early September 2019
NERC, on behalf of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), invite outline bid proposals for international, interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects under the UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Multi-hazards & Systemic Risks research call.… read more ...
Financial Constraints, Institutions and Foreign Ownership
Ron Alquist, (AQR Capital Management), Nicolas Berman (Aix-Marseille University), Rahul Muhkerjee (Graduate Institute, Geneva), and Linda L. Tesar (University of Michigan)
Cross border mergers and acquisitions (CBMA) as a form of foreign direct investment (FDI) by multinational corporations (MNCs) have grown rapidly in the last two decades.… read more ...
Professor of Economics, King’s Business School
King’s College London is one of the top 10 UK universities (2018 QS World University Rankings) and the fourth oldest university in England, with over 31,000 students (including more than 12,800 postgraduates) from some 150 countries, and over 8,500 employees.… read more ...