Call for Research Proposals
Center for the Analysis of Property Rights and Innovation (CAPRI)
RESEARCH GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE
Intellectual Property, Open Source, Digital Rights Management
The Center for the Analysis of Property Rights and Innovation plans to provide research grants for a small number of projects related to topics regarding the efficient production of intellectual products. The support consists of cash payments made to researchers.
Topics could include, but are not limited to: the choice of intellectual property regime, the pros and cons open source production, the impacts of copying, the nature of protection for software, digital rights management, and so forth. Although proposals of a purely theoretical bent will be considered, research that contains at least some empirical assessment is preferred. Of greatest import is that proposals seem capable of providing guidance for the resolution of actual intellectual property issues and controversies that are likely to play out in the next few years.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Applicants must submit a proposal of approximately 500-1000 words explaining the questions to be examined and the methodology to be used. Do not include spending details or budget.
- Full research resume of the applicant must be included.
- Final payment is dependent on submission of the paper to a refereed economics/law journal.
- Author agrees to write a non-technical summary of the work.
ABOUT CAPRI:
The main focus of CAPRI is to engage in academic research analyzing the role of property rights,
comparing alternative forms of reward systems, and examining business models and propositions under
different property rights rules.
PAPER SUBMISSIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION:
Send proposals to:
Stan Liebowitz
Director, CAPRI
School of Management
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX 75024
Or liebowit@utdallas.edu
