WTO Trade Economist Thematic Award

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is calling for submissions for the new Trade Economist Thematic Award. 

The papers should not exceed 15,000 words and must consist of case studies addressing: 

• “trade policy responses to COVID-19, their design and effectiveness 
• the impact of measures adopted during the pandemic on goods and services trade 
• trade policy and trade effects of COVID-19 on small and medium-sized enterprises, women and rural areas.” 

The author(s) of the papers must be trade experts who are completing or already hold a PhD or master’s degree from universities in developing countries. 

The prize is CHF 5,000. The winning paper will be presented during a WTO webinar and “will be published in the WTO Working Paper series”. 

The deadline to submit a paper is 30 September 2020. More information here.  

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