Overview
The Department of Economics, University of Bristol, is seeking applications for a CASE PhD Scholarship. The PhD scholarship is funded jointly by the ESRC and a non-academic partner organisation. The funding will cover standard ESRC fees and an allowance of £15,290 per year. The scholarships will ideally start in January 2010 but this is subject to negotiation.
The scholarship is part of a new capacity-building cluster on the economic impact of the third sector located within the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) at Bristol (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/). The aim of the cluster is to use economic analysis to improve the evidence base on the impact of the non-governmental, not-for-profit sector.
The implications of behavioural economics for promoting charitable giving
Supervisor: Sarah Smith
Tax incentives are typically the main way that governments try to encourage individuals to give to charity, although the evidence on their effectiveness is mixed. Lessons from behavioural economics in other policy areas suggest that alternative mechanisms may be (more) effective. In the area of pensions, for example, the government is introducing automatic enrolment into the National Pension Savings Scheme, a move influenced by evidence from the effect of auto-enrolment in individual firms. This PhD project will consider the implications of behavioural economics for how governments and charities might encourage charitable giving and will test the effect of alternative mechanisms in the field.
This PhD is co-sponsored by the Charities Aid Foundation
Bristol's Department of Economics provides an excellent environment for doctoral research. The Department was ranked 6th in the UK for research in the latest Research Assessment Exercise; together with CMPO it also offers a friendly, enthusiastic and sociable research community.
Eligibility
Candidates for this post must satisfy the ESRC's usual requirements for research students regarding academic qualifications and residential eligibility, as set out in the ESRC's 2009 Guidance Notes available at:
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/How/For_Postgrad_Students/
For further information contact: Sarah.Smith@bristol.ac.uk
How to apply
To apply please send a CV, including the names of two referees, and a covering letter to: Heidi Andrews. H.Andrews@bristol.ac.uk by Monday 30th November.
The closing date for applications is 30th November 2009
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
The Department of Economics, University of Bristol, is seeking applications for a CASE PhD Scholarship. The PhD scholarship is funded jointly by the ESRC and a non-academic partner organisation. The funding will cover standard ESRC fees and an allowance of £15,290 per year. The scholarships will ideally start in January 2010 but this is subject to negotiation.
The scholarship is part of a new capacity-building cluster on the economic impact of the third sector located within the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) at Bristol (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/). The aim of the cluster is to use economic analysis to improve the evidence base on the impact of the non-governmental, not-for-profit sector.
The implications of behavioural economics for promoting charitable giving
Supervisor: Sarah Smith
Tax incentives are typically the main way that governments try to encourage individuals to give to charity, although the evidence on their effectiveness is mixed. Lessons from behavioural economics in other policy areas suggest that alternative mechanisms may be (more) effective. In the area of pensions, for example, the government is introducing automatic enrolment into the National Pension Savings Scheme, a move influenced by evidence from the effect of auto-enrolment in individual firms. This PhD project will consider the implications of behavioural economics for how governments and charities might encourage charitable giving and will test the effect of alternative mechanisms in the field.
This PhD is co-sponsored by the Charities Aid Foundation
Bristol's Department of Economics provides an excellent environment for doctoral research. The Department was ranked 6th in the UK for research in the latest Research Assessment Exercise; together with CMPO it also offers a friendly, enthusiastic and sociable research community.
Eligibility
Candidates for this post must satisfy the ESRC's usual requirements for research students regarding academic qualifications and residential eligibility, as set out in the ESRC's 2009 Guidance Notes available at:
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/How/For_Postgrad_Students/
For further information contact: Sarah.Smith@bristol.ac.uk
How to apply
To apply please send a CV, including the names of two referees, and a covering letter to: Heidi Andrews. H.Andrews@bristol.ac.uk by Monday 30th November.
The closing date for applications is 30th November 2009
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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