Call for applications: 5th Aces Political Economy Summer School

Deadline: April 15, 2026

Program Starts: August 12, 2026

Program Ends: August 14, 2026

Events

Summer & Winter Schools

Location(s)

Nepal

Kathmandu

Overview

The Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) is pleased to accept applications for its 5th annual Summer School in Political Economy. This year's School will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from August 12 through 14, 2026.

Details

OVERVIEW

The ACES Summer School in Political Economy is a multi-day workshop that offers instruction and mentorship to young scholars by experienced faculty across many relevant fields. This 3-day summer school will expose participants to cutting-edge research in political economy, economic history, and development economics, and offer students a unique opportunity to interact with mentors. Participants will receive feedback on their research ideas in focused mentoring sessions both from faculty and from other students. The school also provides an opportunity to develop networks with other young scholars interested in political economy and related subfields of economics.

FACULTY LIST

Faculty scheduled to lead sessions include Farzana Afridi (ISI - Delhi), Michael Callen (London School of Economics), Ruben Enikolopov (Barcelona School of Economics), Saumitra Jha (Stanford University), Horacio Larreguy (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México), Sara Lowes (University of California, San Diego), Rohini Pande (Yale University), Maria Petrova (Barcelona School of Economics), and Shaoda Wang (University of Chicago), and Jie Zhou (Yale University), with additional faculty announcements forthcoming.

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Eligibility

Candidates should be from:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo: Democratic Republic Congo: Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo UN1244 (*not recognized by majority of countries) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Authority Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Description of Ideal Candidate

WHO SHOULD APPLY

ACES is inviting applications from PhD students interested in political economy, economic history, and development economics.

Dates

Deadline: April 15, 2026

Program starts:

August 12, 2026

Program ends:

August 14, 2026

Program Starts: August 12, 2026

Program Ends: August 14, 2026

Cost/funding for participants

Fully Funded

COST

There is no fee to apply to or attend the Summer School. ACES provides accommodation and at least one meal per day.

While we attempt to make funding available to help students offset travel costs, especially for students coming from low income countries, students should not apply with the expectation that travel will be funded by ACES. We encourage students to explore funding opportunities at their home institutions.

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