New Features for 2009
Honorary
Members
In our last annual meeting,
members approved a new class of membership (honorary members) to recognize
their distinctive accomplishments. We are happy to inform you that our
first group of honorary members are Professors Greogory Chow (Professor emeritus at
Thesis Award
New Thesis Award for CEANA Members
CEANA announces the
competition for a new thesis award for the best Ph.D. thesis in economics. It
is intended to recognize outstanding work by promising young researchers in
economics. The winner of the award, which consists of a $750 cash prize, will
be announced at the Annual CEANA Membership Meeting in January.
The range of topics is broad
and includes, among others, microeconomic theory, Macroeconomic theory,
econometric methods, and all applied research.
Awards Committee
Two members of the Executive
Committee and at least one other member (not necessarily members of CEANA)
will serve on the Thesis Awards Committee.
Eligibility
CEANA members are eligible
for the Award if they have been defended in the preceding two years, September 2007 to
September 2009, and have not previously been considered for the Award.
Submission Procedure
The thesis must first be
nominated by a sponsor, who can be the thesis supervisor or
chairman/director of the department where the applicant is
currently employed. Candidates should submit an abstract of about 5 pages to ceana99@gmail.com, along with a
link that indicates where their thesis can be downloaded.
Deadline for Nomination: September 30, 2009
The Awards Committee
reserves the right not to grant any award in a particular year.
Travel Support
We will also be able to
provide travel support of up to $250 to student members to attend the ASSA
or CEA meetings.