Annual Student Conference

The Kyiv School of Economics (KSE)

Students and Teaching Conference

“REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT – SMALL PIECES OF A BIG SUCCESS”

Application deadline: March 1, 2011 at conference@kse.org.ua

We are looking for essays and research papers from students that use statistics or econometrics and rely on economic models, theory or economic reasoning to analyze various issues of regional economic development in Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, including but not limited to:

• Regional variation in economic development

• Regional economic impact of the business start-ups and closures

• Commuting patterns, internal migration dynamics, human capital and economic development

• The rationale for regional labor cost differentials

• Quality of local public services and its impact on economic development

• Transportation, communication, electricity, water, waste disposal, sewage and land use in economic development

• Tourism-based local economic development: success-determining factors

• Parks, affordable housing, crime prevention, and other residential amenities as drivers of local development

• Natural resources and environment in economic development

Both essays and research papers should be based either upon original research done by a student or inspired by appropriately acknowledged work of other researchers with additional analysis conducted by the student.

The winners in each category will be awarded with monetary prizes:
$200 – first prize, $100 – second prize

Students’ works should be written in English.

Please read special requirements for essays

Please read special requirements for  research papers

All interested applicants should submit their essays, papers (for students) and presentations (for instructors) with a completed application form with indicating the category (essay, research paper or presentation) by March 1, 2011 at conference@kse.org.ua.

All applicants will be notified about the results of selection by March 15, 2011. The selection will be made by a committee consisting of the KSE faculty members. The successful applicants will be offered to present their work at the KSE Students and Teaching Outreach Conference on April 9-10, 2011.

Travel, accommodation, and food expenses of the KSE annual student conference participants will be reimbursed by KSE.

For more details, research papers/essays guidelines, and applications forms:  kse.org.ua

For questions:

38-044-492 8012,

conference@kse.org.ua.

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