The WTO has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2024 WTO Essay Award.
The aim of the award is to promote high-quality research on trade policy and international trade cooperation and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community. Essays must be submitted by 3 June 2024.
Last year's winner, Xiao Ma, said: “Winning this award means a lot to me. I am from a coastal city with the largest port in China.
It turns out that since joining the WTO, China has become a very important partner in global value chains and my hometown has gained a lot of economic benefits.
China's embrace of global trade gives me very good opportunities to observe and explore the importance of trade in my daily life."
The annual WTO Essay Award provides a prize of CHF 5,000 to the author(s) of the winning essay.
In the case of a co-authored paper, the prize will be equally divided among the authors.
The winning paper will be officially announced at the annual meeting of the European Trade Group (ETSG), the largest conference specializing in international trade.
The award ceremony will take place on 12-14 September 2024 at Athens University in Greece.
The winning author will receive funding to attend the meeting.
