T. BASWELL DONALDSON RESEARCH COMPETITION RULES
For the sixth consecutive year, the Central Bank is proud to announce a call for papers for the T. Baswell Donaldson’s Research Prize. Mr. Timothy Baswell Donaldson was the first Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas and led the organisation through its transition from the Bahamas Monetary Authority. Mr. Donaldson was instrumental in establishing the Bahamas Institute of Bankers (now the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services), and he contributed as a past chairman of The College (now University) of The Bahamas.
In his honour, the Central Bank seeks to identify young scholars that are destined to stand out in their future contribution to Bahamian scholarship and national development in the areas of economics, finance, and business. The Research Prize is also in the tradition, established by Mr. Donaldson, of recognizing the value of higher education and technical skills and supporting progressive development of both regulators and other participants in the domestic economic space.
Students are invited to submit a completed, unpublished research paper on a policy, applied econometrics, or theoretical treatment, of a topic in business, economics, or finance that is of direct relevance to the Bahamian economy. The submission must be of an academic quality and adhere to academic standards of formatting and presentation. Final judging of submissions will be done by an independent panel of academic and professional experts. However, the Central Bank will identify a shortlist of up to five scholars, who would henceforth be deemed T. Baswell Donaldson Research Scholars and will have the opportunity to further refine their work, with the assistance and insight of local and regional economists and researchers. The T. Baswell Donaldson’s Research Prize will be awarded to one of these finalists, with the remaining eligible for honourable mention awards.
Rules:
Eligible Researchers
§ Bahamian student currently matriculating
o Part-time
o Full-time
o Locally or abroad
o Undergraduate or graduate
Eligible Subject Areas
A policy focused, applied or theoretical or applied research paper in economics, business, or finance. This could include a concentration on:[1]
§ Business or Finance
§ Monetary Policy
§ Fiscal Policy
§ Developmental Economics
Paper Submission Requirements
§ All submissions should be in portable document format (PDF). Entries should not be submitted in any editable word processing format.
§ APA (American Psychological Association) formatted, unpublished work not currently submitted for consideration for any other open competition or the recipient of another open prize.[2]
§ All references to the identity of the author should be removed from the text, and the paper should include a cover.
§ Page and abstract of no more than 300 words, with all references to the identity of the author also removed.
§ A separate cover page submission with identity and contact details (email and telephone) of the author revealed.
§ No more than 30 pages (not including graphs, charts, references, and cover pages), double spaced, 12-point font size type. This is equivalent to about 7,500 words.
§ Sole authorship.
Prize
A $20,000 cash prize presentation of the T. B. Donaldson Research Prize.
[1] Political or political science (poli-sci) papers will not be considered
[2] Papers that received a recognition or award as part of the recognition or awards process that is internal to the school or university at which the student is enrolled may still qualify for submission.