PhD Student Workshop on Microeconomic Policies & Economic Growth
PhD Student Workshop on Microeconomic Policies & Economic Growth supports dissertation writers through research feedback and career advice to advance work on how microeconomic policy changes affect growth.
Funder: National Bureau of Economic Research
Due Dates: December 16, 2026 (Application, 11:59 p.m. ET) | March 31, 2027 (Workshop)
Funding Amounts: Airfare, ground transportation, and one night of lodging reimbursed; two nights for West Coast travelers
Summary: A one-day workshop supports dissertation-stage PhD students studying how microeconomic policy changes affect economic growth through research feedback and career advice.
Key Information: Applicants need a complete draft of an unpublished research paper on one of nine specified policy topics.
Description
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), with support from Coefficient Giving, is holding a one-day dissertation-writer workshop in Washington, DC, for about 30 PhD students. The workshop focuses on evidence about the economic growth consequences of microeconomic policy changes, addressing a gap in research that often emphasizes efficiency or distributional effects rather than growth.
The workshop complements a Smith Richardson Foundation-supported project comprising nine studies and takes place alongside its research conference. Participants will hear presentations from some of the project's authors and discussants, receive feedback on their research from peers and established researchers, meet researchers in the field, and obtain career advice. Preference will be given to students whose research agendas focus on one of the nine policy topics listed below.
