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August 01, 2008.
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RESHAPING CENTRAL BANKING: MONETARY * Call For Papers
POLICY, LENDING OF LAST RESORT AND
BANKING SUPERVISION
2008 TIAA-CREF PAUL A. SAMUELSON * Call For Papers
AWARD
RISK THEORY SOCIETY ANNUAL SEMINAR * Call For Papers
INDUSTRY CANADA * Economist Positions
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS * Position in Organization/
AMHERST Managerial Economics
MILKEN INSTITUTE * Senior Economist/
Project Director
MILKEN INSTITUTE * Research Analyst
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CALL FOR PAPERS
RESHAPING CENTRAL BANKING:
MONETARY POLICY, LENDING OF LAST RESORT AND
BANKING SUPERVISION
SPECIAL ISSUE OF "INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
BANKING, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE"
AIM:
The Paolo Baffi Centre for Central Banking and Financial
Regulation (Bocconi University) and the International
Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance (IJBAAF) promote
a special issue on "Reshaping Central Banking".
In a period of rapid innovation and structural changes in
the national financial industries, the activity of the
central banks in different fields - monetary policy,
lending of last resort, payment system, currency markets,
banking supervision - as well as their organization -
independence, accountability, transparency - has changing
rapidly. Assessing and addressing these developments has
raised important questions, that required effective
answers by policymakers and central bankers. The special
issue call welcomes unpublished papers which discuss the
positive as well as normative implications.
TOPICS:
The special issue will focus on the economics and politics
of central banking. Topics can include, among others,
monetary policy, lending of last resort, payment system,
currency markets and banking supervision, central banking
governance. The IJBAAF welcomes theoretical and empirical
papers - in any case with policy implications - which
explore causes and effects of the actual evolution of
central banking. Submitted papers should not have been
published nor be currently under consideration for
publication elsewhere. All papers will be referred by
February, 1st 2009. The special issue will be schedule in
2009. IJBAAF is published by the international publisher
Inderscience. For more information on IJBAAF, please visit:
EDITORS:
Donato Masciandaro (Paolo Baffi Centre, Bocconi University),
Marc Quintyn (Guest Editors IJBAAF)
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:
Authors are invited to submit electronically (MS Word or
PDF format) a complete paper to:
Email: MAILTO:donato.masciandaro@unibocconi.it
Only the first page of the paper should contain the title,
name of the author(s), complete address, telephone, fax
numbers and E-mail addresses. All submitted papers must be
accompanied by an abstract of at least 250 words, but no
more than 400 words.
DEADLINE:
The deadline for submissions is December 1st, 2008.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Email: MAILTO:donato.masciandaro@unibocconi.it
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CALL FOR PAPERS
2008 TIAA-CREF PAUL A. SAMUELSON AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY WRITING ON LIFELONG
FINANCIAL SECURITY
TIAA-CREF Institute invites you to submit an entry for the
2008 TIAA-CREF PAUL A. SAMUELSON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING
SCHOLARLY WRITING ON LIFELONG FINANCIAL SECURITY.
This prestigious award, named in honor of Paul A.
Samuelson, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in
economics, and a former CREF Trustee, carries with it a
cash prize of $10,000. The award will be presented at the
annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations in
San Francisco, CA in January 2009.
PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
Submissions are due by September 10, 2008.
Submissions may be theoretical or empirical in nature, but
must cover a subject directly relevant to lifelong
financial security. Your research can be in book or article
form and should be published between January 1, 2007 and
June 30, 2008. Submissions must be received by the TIAA-
CREF Institute no later than September 10, 2008.
For more information on how to submit an entry, visit:
www.tiaa-crefinstitute.org/awards/samuelson/index.html
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CALL FOR PAPERS
RISK THEORY SOCIETY ANNUAL SEMINAR
April 24-26, 2009
University of Texas
Austin, Texas, USA
Submissions due December 15, 2008
The Risk Theory Society is a group of economists, financial
economists, and actuaries who undertake theoretical and
applied research in the areas of insurance economics,
financial economics related to insurance markets, actuarial
science, and more generally in the economic analysis of
risk and uncertainty. Membership in the society is earned
by presenting a paper at the annual seminar and forfeited
by missing two consecutive meetings.
The society invites interested parties to submit papers for
the 2009 meeting. Each paper accepted for the meeting is
given one hour and fifteen minutes for presentation and
defense by the authors. The first twenty minutes of that
time are reserved to be free of interruption other than for
questions of clarification. After the grace period,
discussion is typically vigorous.
In recent years the number of submissions ranged from 32 to
60 with an average of 48. Ten papers were selected each
year. Although we accept submission of a five-page
abstract, most submissions and most accepted papers were in
full draft or essentially completed form.
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Submissions are due on December 15, 2008. The program
committee will notify authors of accepted papers by January
17th, 2009, or soon thereafter. Accepted papers must be
completed and sent for posting on the Risk Theory Society
web page by March 16th, 2009. Financial support for travel
(North American portion only) for one author per paper is
sometimes available.
Submissions should be e-mailed as attachments in the Adobe
Portable Document Format (pdf) by December 15th, 2008 to:
CONTACT: Professor Vickie Bajtelsmit
Secretary of the Risk Theory Society
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Email: MAILTO:Vickie.Bajtelsmit@business.colostate.edu
For more information, contact:
CONTACT: Professor Bajtelsmit
or visit the Risk Theory Society website at:
For details regarding local arrangements for the 2009
Seminar, please visit the web site or contact:
CONTACT: Professor Tom Sager
Email: MAILTO:Tom.Sager@mccombs.utexas.edu
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INDUSTRY CANADA,
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Micro-Economic Policy Analysis (MEPA) Branch
Economist Positions:
D0 Microeconomics
K0 Law and Economics
L0 Industrial Organization
M0 Business Economics
Industry Canada's Micro-Economic Policy Analysis (MEPA)
Branch seeks applications for one or more economist
positions subject to budgetary approval.
ABOUT MEPA:
MEPA conducts research in micro-economics related to
business innovation, competition and business framework
laws and provides policy analysis and advice to senior
government officials. MEPA welcomes applications from all
qualified women and men, including visible minorities,
aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have research interests in business
innovation or public policies towards business and
demonstrate strong applied or empirical research abilities
in industrial organization, business economics, or law and
economics. Candidates should have excellent oral and
written communication skills and will have a Ph.D. or be
close to receiving one. Candidates should be Canadian
citizens.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter,
curriculum vitae, samples of research or published work and
3 letters of reference to:
or by mail to:
CONTACT: Barbara Foster
MEPA, Industry Canada
235 Queen St., Room 1007F
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H5
Tel: 613-946-6749
Candidates should indicate if they are planning to attend
the Canadian Economics Employment Exchange in December
2008, the ASSA annual meeting in January 2009, or both.
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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
Department of Resource Economics
Assistant Professor Position
Industrial Organization/Managerial Economics
The Department of Resource Economics at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure-
track assistant professor position.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
We seek an industrial organization economist whose research
focus is on managerial economics. We seek expertise in game
theory applied to decision making at the firm and
government level. Other desired areas of interest include
economics of the food supply chain and related safety
issues, international trade, and experimental economics.
Teaching responsibilities will include both graduate and
undergraduate courses. Undergraduate courses would include
offerings in managerial economics. Applicants are required
to have a Ph.D. in resource or agricultural economics,
economics, or a related field as of September 1, 2009.
The Department of Resource Economics has 15 faculty and
about 20 graduate students (one-third Ph.D.). We place
special emphases on faculty-student interaction and
cooperation among faculty. We share a fundamental
commitment to teach and attract a diverse student body.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2008. The
search will continue until the position is filled. We will
be conducting preliminary interviews of candidates at the
ASSA meetings in January. Please send by mail or email
(attach files in pdf format only for email applications) a
letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate
transcript, writing samples, and arrange to have 3 letters
of recommendation sent directly to:
CONTACT: Professor Nathalie Lavoie
Search Committee Chair
Department of Resource Economics
212D Stockbridge Hall
80 Campus Center Way
University of Massachusetts
Amherst MA 01003-9246
Tel: (413) 545-5713
Fax: (413) 545-5853
Email: MAILTO:iomanagerial@resecon.umass.edu
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY:
The University is part of the 5-College Consortium in the
beautiful Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, with
excellent social, cultural, and recreational amenities in a
town and rural setting. We are 2 hours from Boston and 3
hours from New York City.
The University provides an intellectual environment
committed to providing academic excellence and diversity
including mentoring programs for faculty. The College and
the Department are committed to increasing the diversity of
the faculty, student body and the curriculum. The
University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups
are encouraged to apply.
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MILKEN INSTITUTE
Senior Economist/Project Director
Center for Global Capital Markets
The Milken Institute has an immediate opening for a Senior
Economist/Project Director within the Center for Global
Capital Markets. The successful candidate will offer a
breadth of experience and expertise in economic and
financial innovation, as well as corporate finance, capital
markets and financial institutions. The candidate will also
demonstrate a solid understanding of the linkages between
financial market developments and macroeconomic issues of
economic growth. This individual will share responsibility
for managing a research team, conduct independent sponsored
and unsponsored research, and serve as a spokesperson for
the institute. Excellent written and oral communications
skills are required.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Research:
- Analyze legislative issues as they pertain to economic
growth and financial innovation in capital markets.
- Develop and manage a network of collaborating research
institutes and researchers, and conduct advanced research
on capital market innovations, regulation and
development.
- Provide analysis of structural developments in global
financial markets, including issues of financial
stability, global asset allocation, systemic liquidity
and credit conditions, and cross-country trends in
financial system development.
- Produce articles, papers, charts, tables and graphs of
economic data.
Management:
- Provide the vision and leadership necessary to direct and
manage key research activities involving corporate
finance and capital markets, not limited to service as
project director for initiatives involving global capital
markets.
- Mentor junior staff members in the development of
research, analytical and writing skills.
- Oversee literature reviews and bibliographies.
Outreach:
- Work with the director, other senior economists, research
fellows, development staff and senior management to
create research initiatives that result in external
funding for the institute.
- Build interdisciplinary teams and financial service
industry collaborations and partnerships that address
cutting-edge projects.
- Promote the research skills of the institute to the
financial service industry, government and nonprofit
agencies and foundations.
- Coordinate with other institute staff to develop
Financial Innovations Labs, workshops, research
conferences and outreach events.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D., preferably with a focus in finance, economics,
political economy, business or public policy with a
global/comparative interest.
- Wall Street, Washington or other applied-business or
public policy experience.
Candidates must show evidence of:
- superior writing and research skills.
- ability to communicate financial and economic issues for
an interested lay readership.
- significant accomplishment in his or her area of
expertise.
- interests that combine academically informed and
practical professional experience in economic/
business/financial research.
- good understanding of the interface between regulatory,
supervisory and accounting frameworks for financial
market development.
- strong interdisciplinary team-building skills
- ability to demonstrate and promote teamwork in a fast-
paced environment.
- proven ability to manage the consultative process
- effective supervisory skills.
- comfort working under pressure and tight deadlines
- ability to multitask.
- participation in the acquisition and management of funded
research.
- experience in private financial sector and/or official
institutions with capital markets and financial-sector
issues.
- demonstrated familiarity with corporate and government
research sponsors
- international collaborative experience
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please send a letter of application along with a resume,
four names of references with full contact information and
four relevant writing samples to:
CONTACT: Karen Giles
Capital Studies
Milken Institute
1250 Fourth St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
The Milken Institute is an equal opportunity employer:
minority applicants encouraged to apply. Positions will
remain open until filled.
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MILKEN INSTITUTE
Research Analyst
Center for Global Capital Markets
The Milken Institute is one of the world's leading think
tanks. We are a nonprofit, independent, economic and
financial research organization whose mission is to improve
people's lives around the world by helping business and
public policy leaders identify and implement innovative
ideas for creating broad-based prosperity. We put research
to work with the goal of revitalizing regions and finding
new ways to expand capital access. See:
The Institute is seeking a research analyst to join a team
exploring global capital markets and financial
institutions, and applying financial innovations to
addressing policy challenges. We work with business and
public policy leaders, and aim to translate research into
action. Areas of focus include development finance (in the
US and around the world), corporate finance, alternative
energy and environmental finance, and access to education
and health care, among others.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The analyst will help: analyze data; conduct literature
reviews and synthesize economic, financial and policy
research; convene meetings of high-profile business and
policy leaders; draft papers based on findings, and capture
the content and significance of financial and policy
proposals for program development. The position will report
to Milken Institute senior staff.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
A successful candidate will combine strong research,
quantitative, and analytic skills with demonstrated writing
and communication skills (in particular, an ability to
translate complex financial issues for a lay audience).
He/she must be a self-starter, able to prioritize tasks and
collaborate under tight deadlines; and have an accomplished
record of both independent research and teamwork. The
candidate should also have demonstrated an interest in
finance, capital markets, public policy, and/or economic
development.
Minimum requirements include a Master's degree in
economics, public policy, business, or a related field; and
at least 2 years experience as a research assistant, policy
analyst, or in a similar position. Experience with
Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint are expected. The
candidate will be expected to submit a writing sample and,
during the interview process, will undergo a one-hour
writing test.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please submit cover letter, resume, writing sample and
names of 3 references with full contact information to:
Email: MAILTO:ephumiwasana@milkeninstitute.org
or
CONTACT: Ed Phumiwasana
Milken Institute
1250 Fourth Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
The Milken Institute is an equal opportunity employer:
minority applicants encouraged to apply. Positions will
remain open until filled.
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