Une opportunité à ne pas manquer pour les jeunes chercheurs: Le 4ème concours d'IREF
For the fourth consecutive year IREF, the Institute for Research on Economic and Fiscal Issues, has launched an essay contest to promote research on tax-related issues.
This fourth contest proceeds along new rules aiming at attracting participation from a larger set of young students and scholars.
The awards offered to the three prize-winners add up this year to €12 000 and the topic is: European Tax: Good and Bad.
During the first decades of its existence, the Federation of the USA had little power to tax and for more than a century federal income taxes remained below 3%.
Today, the federal tax burden for US citizens fluctuates around 20% of GDP. Should we expect something similar to take place in the EU? Is it desirable? Is it avoidable? What are the alternatives?
IREF invites and encourages all researchers in social sciences, students as well as junior scholars, to submit an articulated opinion on those questions.
Awards:
The winning essay will be awarded a prize of € 6,000
The second best essay will be awarded a prize of € 4,000
The third best essay will be awarded a prize of € 2,000
Rules:
Eligibility: Anyone born in 1972 or later may take part to the contest. Papers must be original, previously unpublished and individually authored. Joint authorship will not be accepted. Past prize winners cannot participate in the competition.
Style: no restriction is set on style. The author may use all tools judged appropriate. Statistics, graphs, and mathematical models are welcome but in no way constitute a prerequisite and will not necessarily give an edge to the paper.
Language: the essay may be written either in French or in English.
Length: the essay should have between 5,000 and 6,000 words (between 6,000 and 8,000 words if written in French).
Format: the essay should be sent by electronic mail at contact@irefeurope.org and also in paper format to:
Professor Pierre GARELLO
Centre d’Analyse Economique
Université Paul-Cézanne Aix-Marseille 3
3, Avenue Robert Schuman -
13628 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 1 (France)
Deadline: the two versions (electronic + paper) should be sent before December 31, 2007.
Jury:
The essays will be judged by the members of the scientific committee of IREF (see the
list of the committee on IREF’s website at www.irefeurope.org).
Coordinator: inquiries about the contest should be addressed to contact@irefeurope.org
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