Apply for the second version of the Gender, Economy and Public Policy Research Fund

The Institute for Research in Market Imperfections and Public Policies (MIPP) is an academic center that develops and disseminates knowledge in economics and related fields. Our goal is to develop cutting-edge approaches to address some of the most challenging and important issues in market design and regulation, finance, data and public policy, and make them available to all of society.

Among the Institute’s objectives is the training of future generations of researchers in economics and public policies, for which it develops different activities and initiatives aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in the area. On the other hand, the Institute is promoting a gender agenda with training, research and extension components.

In this context, the “Gender, Economy and Public Policy Research Fund” aims to promote the development of research skills and competencies in undergraduate and graduate students, and highlight the importance of gender issues in the study of disciplines. of economics and public policies.

The Fund is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students studying programs in the areas of economics and public policies. Those who are selected must develop research on economics, public policies and gender issues, during the second half of 2023, under the supervision of one of the Institute’s researchers.

The Fund has two modalities:

1. Topics proposed by the researchers of the MIPP Institute.
2. Topics proposed by the students.

I. Requirements:

• Regular undergraduate or graduate students of study programs in the areas of economics and public policies.
• Have interest in gender, economics and public policy issues.

II. Modalities:

Modality 1: Topics proposed by the researchers of the MIPP Institute. The themes proposed by the Institute’s researchers for the year 2023 are the following:

Topic #1: Justice and Empowerment: Leveraging Online Technology Platforms to Improve Judicial Access, Reduce Domestic Violence, and Increase Inclusion in the Labor Market.

Project Description: In this project, we propose to evaluate a randomized experiment in Chile that increased access to an advanced online platform in Family Courts, allowing court administrators to improve efficiency and reduce case processing times in their cuts. This experiment was carried out in the Family Courts, which handle cases related to domestic violence (DV) among other issues. We propose to combine this randomized controlled trial with detailed information on hospitalizations, criminal DV complaints, and salaries of women and men formally working in Chile. In this way, we will be able to examine whether improvements in judicial efficiency through the use of online platforms result in (a) a reduction in domestic violence rates, (b) an increase in criminal complaints related to DV, and (c) changes in the labor participation of women and men (possible victims and aggressors in cases of DV). This proposal combines a robust research design with high-quality administrative data and focuses on a vulnerable population that has historically had difficulty accessing quick solutions from the legal system when they need it most.

Topic No. 2: Access to financing, gender gap and mental health: Evidence from entrepreneurs in Chile.

Project Description: The present study seeks to explore whether there is a gender gap in access to financing for entrepreneurs in Chile and whether this gap causes inequalities in the effect that the pandemic had on the mental health of entrepreneurs. The study will use quasi-experimental methods estimated with data collected by a survey applied to more than 2,000 entrepreneurial clients of the SERCOTEC Business Centers throughout Chile.

Modality 2: Topics proposed by the students.

Those who wish to apply in this modality must indicate it in the application. including the title and a brief description of the proposed topic. If a topic proposed by a student is accepted, the MIPP will assign a teacher/tutor.

III. Duration, methodology and evaluation:

The work must be carried out between August and December 2023, within the framework of the spring 2023 semester of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile.

Each responsible researcher will define a work plan with the students, where agreed.

the schedule of progress and deliveries, frequency of coordination and monitoring meetings, etc.

The approval of the research (and the associated elective credits, if applicable) will be carried out by the responsible researcher, and will be subject to the delivery of a final report containing the most relevant aspects of the research, as well as the main results and conclusions.

IV. Benefits:

• Economic incentive.
• Possibility of publishing in Miradas MIPP or other instances of dissemination and dissemination of the Institute. ▪ Recognition of 03 elective credits from the study plan, for students of the MAGCEA and the MGPP of the University of Chile. In the case of other programs, the student must consult the academic coordination for a possible recognition of credits.

V. Application process:

Interested persons should send an email to info@mipp.cl with the following information:

• Regular student certificate.
• Report card.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Motivation letter, in which the applicant’s interests and motivations for participating in this initiative on the chosen topic are indicated.
• Indicate the topic for which you are applying, and the order of priority if applying for more than one topic.
• If you propose your own topic, indicate it in the email, including the title and brief description of the project.

Applications will be accepted until August 20, 2023.

Only applications that are sent through the official channel will be received.

VI. Selection process:

Applications will be evaluated by a committee composed of MIPP researchers, according to the following criteria:

• Academic background: 30%
• Interest and motivations in the chosen topic: 70%

The calls may be declared void. The result is final and the committee is not obliged to report its decision.

VII. Dates and queries:

Publication of the call: August 8, 2023

Reception of background information: until August 20, 2023

Publication of results: Between August 21 and 25, 2023

Doubts and queries: info@mipp.cl

VIII. Commitments of those selected:

• Comply with the delivery deadlines and products defined by your teacher/tutor.
• Deliver the final report once the research activities are completed.
• Collaborate in the dissemination of the research and include in any associated activity or publication the thanks to the “Institute for Research in Market Imperfections and Public Policies (MIPP)” for its support in carrying out the research.