CALL
FOR PARTICIPATION
The 2nd Jerusalem
Summer School in Economic Growth
June
27 – July 1, 2011
Organized by the Minerva
Center for Economic
Growth
The
Hebrew University
of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
The 2nd
Jerusalem Summer School in Economic Growth, organized by the Minerva Center
for Economic Growth, (http://atar.mscc.huji.ac.il/~melchior/home-1.htm)
will be held in Jerusalem, Israel, between June 27th
and July 1st, 2011. The summer school will provide graduate students
and young researchers with the opportunity to learn from and interact with
world-leading economists in the field of economic growth. We will expose
students to frontier research in economic growth and encourage participants to present
their own work. As in the 1st summer school in 2008, there will be a
relaxed atmosphere and ample time for informal discussion among the
participants. We will also go on tours in Jerusalem
and to the Dead Sea.
Guest Speakers
Prof. Matthias Doepke, Northwestern University
Prof. Oded Galor, Brown University
Prof. Fabrizio Zilibotti, University
of Zurich
Minerva Center Research Fellow
Speakers
Dr. Moshe Hazan, the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem
Prof. Omer Moav, the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem and Royal
Holloway University
of London
Prof. Joseph Zeira, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
and LUISS Guido Carli
Dr.
Hosny Zoabi, Tel Aviv University
Target
audience
Graduate students and young researchers, interested in economic growth
Registration
and Fees
To
register, applicants should send an email to Ms. Lee
Caspi at: leeca@savion.huji.ac.il
and cc Hosny Zoabi at hosnyz@post.tau.ac.il
and Moshe Hazan at moshe.hazan@huji.ac.il along with
their CV. Registration deadline is April 1st. There will be a
registration fee of 300 dollars (225 Euros). Applicants with financial
difficulties may request a waiver. Participants are expected to pay for their airfare
and accommodation in Jerusalem, while the Minerva Center
will cover local expenses, such as lunch, coffee, etc. and the tours in Jerusalem and the Dead Sea.
The Minerva Center will also offer limited financial
assistance based on academic merit. To be considered for financial support,
applicants should enclose a letter of recommendation from their advisor or a
senior researcher.
Organizers
Dr. Moshe Hazan, the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem
Dr.
Hosny Zoabi, Tel Aviv University
Scientific
Committee
Oded
Galor
Moshe Hazan
Omer Moav
Hosny
Zoabi
Please
look for updates on the website of the Minerva Center
or contact Ms. Lee Caspi at: leeca@savion.huji.ac.il
Kind
regards,
The organizers