Call for Concept Note 16th SAESM, Kathmandu, Nepal

SAESM Nepal invites application from eligible undergraduate Students of Economics for 16th South Asian Economics Students’ Meet (SAESM)  to be held at 21-26,January, 2020 in Kathmandu, Nepal.   

This call is to invite concept note or full papers on the themes mentioned below. The eligible student must submit i) covering letter expressing their interest to participate with clear mention of theme they intend to write the paper and ii) a concept note (max 2 page) highlighting research problem, objectives, brief review, and methodology. The prospective candidate shall have to submit these to saesm.nepal@gmail.com no later than 10 November 2019.

Themes for Research Papers

Theme 1: Growth in South Asia- Determinants of growth in SA; Growth for prosperity and happiness, Inclusive growth for sustainable development.

Theme 2: Agriculture and Food Security: Increasing agricultural productivity for food security in SA; Mechanization and commercialization of agriculture; Agricultural Value Chains.

Theme 3: Migration and Development: Migration within South Asia, Socio-economic consequences of migration and remittances, Macroeconomics of migration and Remittances.

Theme 4: Cross Border Energy Trade:  Energy demand and issues of clean energy; Role of energy trade for poverty reduction; Prospects of cross border energy trade.

Theme 5: Human Capital Development: Quality of health & education and contribution for economic wellbeing; Investment in human capital in SA; Health and education reforms in South Asia and Socio-Economic Outcomes.

Theme 6: Economics of Ideas and Innovation: Big data, artificial intelligence and policy designs; Fourth generation industrial revolution and entrepreneurship;   ICT and Economic productivity.

Theme 7: Mainstreaming Gender for Development: Measuring the contribution of women in economic growth; Issues of gender and development in SA; Gender discrimination and socio-economic outcomes.

Theme 8: Social Values and Institutions: Quality of institutions and economic growth; Social construct and productivity; Economic implication of social harmony or conflict.

Theme 9:  Informal Economy: Status and extent of informality in SA economies,   Costs and benefits of informality, social security and protection.

Theme 10: Actions for Climate Change: Climate Change issues in South Asia, Effect, impact and cost of climate change, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change

Eligibility

The student must be studying at an undergraduate level pursuing a core course in Economics at the time of application. A student must have the citizenship and residence of Nepal, and shall be studying at the University of Nepal. The age of the students should not exceed 25 years at the time of application.  

A brief guideline for writing a concept note can be found here.

If there is any query, please write to saesm.nepal@gmail.com.