ESNIE 2010

the Ninth session of the European School on New Institutional Economics
From the 31st of May 2010 to the 4th of June 2010 in Corsica (France)

Using rigorous scientific methods, New Institutional Economics (NIE) focuses on the theoretical and empirical analysis of the economics of co-ordination devices - institutions, organizations and contracts-, as well as on the conditions under which these devices evolve.

Objectives

• To promote the use of rigorous methods to analyze the economics of institutions and organizations.
• To provide researchers with up to date synthesis on the evolutions of the research program.
• To develop networking and cooperation among researchers and among their institutions.

Public

Ph.D. students, Post-docs and researchers, in Economics Management Science, Sociology, Law and other social sciences.

Program

Formal lectures will be given every morning. Each lecture is dedicated to the extensive presentation of the state of the art of the discipline on a specific applied or theoretical topic. Afternoons will be dedicated to workshops devoted either to "research questions" or "technical topics". The seminars which to be held in the second part of the afternoon will enable the attendants to have their work discussed by specialized scholars in the field.

Calendar

• Closing date for application : 8th of March 2010
• Notification of acceptance : 22nd of March 2010
• Closing date for registration : 16th of April 2010

Attendant selection

• Attendants will be selected on the basis of their research program. They will present a paper that will be discussed in seminars.