Economic Relations between Morocco and selected ECOWAS member countries: Trade and Investment

II. Call for Proposal
In light of the above, the Economic Policy Analysis Unit (EPAU) of the ECOWAS Commission is inviting proposal from research teams, Think Tanks based in ECOWAS region that will undertake an in-depth country case study on the socio-economic implications of Morocco membership of ECOWAS.

The proposal should be crafted to address issues related to Trade and Investment in the following countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Mali and Togo. Proposal should be submitted to the attention of the Director of EPAU, at the following email address:
epau.ecowas@gmail.com. Submissions are welcome latest before or on March 2nd, 2018 by close of business.

Acknowledgement of submissions will be made within 24 hour. All proposals will undergo a blind review process and only authors of selected proposal will be contacted for the next step.

III. Proposal Requirements.
All submitted proposal should not be more than 15 Pages double-space using 12 Times New Roman font size. It should include the following:

• Abstract: Each paper should contain an abstract of not more than 200 words.
• Introduction/Background: Each paper should have an introduction/background providing vital information on the country’s development profile, implementation efforts and possible challenges. It must also include a statement of the research problem and its relevance.
• Proposal Objective(s): A brief statement of the specific objectives of the proposal
• Literature Review: A review of the relevant literature on regional integration is required.
• Methodology: A detail explanation on how the research objectives are to be achieved, ie hypothesis, methods of analysis, data availability, sources and data description, use of appropriate socio-economic indicators etc.
  References /Bibliography: Each proposal should provide list of references or bibliography that shows the sources of information.
• Statement of Qualification and current CV.