We are excited to announce our Freedom and Prosperity Academic Grants opportunity, launched in partnership with the Acton Institute.
These grants are inspired by our research on Freedom and Prosperity, aiming to increase opportunities for poor and marginalized individuals in developing countries. The Center’s Freedom and Prosperity Indexes show that countries with more freedom tend to score higher in income and on other indicators of prosperity.
First published in 2022, the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes use a variety of indicators to gather data on freedom and prosperity in 164 countries. We are interested both in scholars who will examine our indexes and seek to further explore the general relationship between freedom and prosperity. Scholars will be paid up to $25,000 per quarter for their work.
After completing research, recipients will submit a report of their findings, conclusions, and recommendations to both the Freedom and Prosperity Center and the Acton Institute, and will include a final deliverable such as an essay or book chapter.
Interested grantees can apply here: https://www.acton.org/freedom-and-prosperity-academic-grants
Questions? Please contact us at fpcenter@atlanticcouncil.org
Our Academic Grantees:
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Sergio Alcocer, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Julio Amador Diaz Lopez, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Rabah Arezki, Harvard University, United States
Jérémie Bertrand, IÉSEG School of Management, France
Ignacio Campomanes, Navarra University, Spain
Simeon Djankov, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Mohamed Farid, Senator and Deputy Chair for the Committee on Human Rights and Social Solidarity, Egypt
Diana M. Hechavarria, Texas Tech University, United States
Markus Jaeger, Columbia University, United States
Khemaies Jhinaoui, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine, Tunisia
Michael Klein, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany; Johns Hopkins University, United States
Vladimir Fernandes Maciel, Ulisses Ruiz de Gamboa, Paulo Scarano, and Julian Portillo, Mackenzie University, Brazil
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Princeton University, United States
Robert Mudida, Director of Research, Central Bank of Kenya
Benjamin Powell, Andrew Young, and Jamie Bologna Pavlik, Texas Tech University, United States
Vanessa Rubio-Marquez, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Guido Sandleris, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina
José A. Scheinkman, Columbia University, United States
Parth Shah, Centre for Civil Society, India
Konstantin Sonin, University of Chicago, United States
Andrés Velasco, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Clara Volintiru and Camelia Crisan, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania; National School of Political Science and Public Administration, Romania