NABARD Chair (Institute of Economic Growth) and Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)

Organize Research Methodology Workshop on

Climate Change and Agricultural Economics

Venue: Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi Enclave, Delhi-110007.

Dates: February 6-10, 2017

Applications are invited from research scholars and teachers for a Research Methodology
workshop on Climate Change and Agricultural Economics. The workshop will cover estimation
issues in general with a focus on impact evaluation techniques including Randomized Control
Trials, Matching, Difference-in-Difference, Instrumental Variables, etc. The objective of the
workshop is to enable the participants to apply these techniques in their research involving impact
of climate variables on agricultural outcomes, and evaluation of climate smart agricultural
interventions. Potential candidates are early career researchers/ teachers /M. Phil/Ph.D. students
who are engaged in or planning to engage with research involving agriculture and climate change.
Interested candidates must send (i) a 1000 word concept note on the topic of their research (being
carried

out

or

planned),

and

(ii)

copy

of

their

brief

curriculum

vitae

to workshop_nchair@iegindia.org. Candidates are required to have some knowledge of

econometrics/statistics. Academic competence and potential of the concept note will form the basis
of selection. All selected outstation candidates will be provided with 3-tier AC return train fare
and boarding and lodging at the institute during the course. The last date for submission of
application with all the relevant details is November 15, 2016. Selected candidates will be
informed by December 1, 2016. Approximately 20 candidates will be selected. Please visit
www.iegindia.org (IEG) and www.ecoinsee.org (INSEE) for more information.

Director