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THE ECONOMICS AND LAW OF * Call For Papers
THE ENTREPRENEUR
ANTITRUST ECONOMICS AND * Call For Papers
COMPETITION POLICY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION * Call For Papers
IN THE UNITED STATES
ANNUAL LONDON CONFERENCE ON * Call For Papers
MONEY, ECONOMY AND MANAGEMENT
8TH ANNUAL BANK RESEARCH * Call For Papers
CONFERENCE: ISSUES IN SECURITIZATION
AND CREDIT RISK TRANSFER
BOOSTING GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY IN * Call For Papers
AN OPEN EUROPE: THE ROLE OF
INTERNATIONAL FLOWS OF GOODS,
SERVICES, CAPITAL AND LABOUR
POVERTY AND MISERY IN THE * Call For Papers
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
CAF RESEARCH PAPERS PROGRAM * Call For Papers
UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA, * Summer School
BARCELONA Announcement
CORNERSTONE RESEARCH * Senior Economists
CORNERSTONE RESEARCH * Associates
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Northwestern University School of Law
Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
CALL FOR PAPERS
"THE ECONOMICS AND LAW OF THE ENTREPRENEUR"
Wednesday, June 18th - Thursday, June 19th
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
is issuing a call for original research papers to be
presented at a Research Symposium on The Economics and Law
of the Entrepreneur at Northwestern University School of
Law. The Symposium will run from 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday,
June 18th to 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 19th, 2008.
The goal of this Research Symposium is to provide a forum
where economists and legal scholars can gather together
with Northwestern's own distinguished faculty to present
and discuss high quality research relevant to the economics
and law of the entrepreneur.
PAPER SUBMISSION/REGISTRATION:
Authors should submit their papers at:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
Potential attendees should indicate their interest in
receiving an invitation at:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
The conference is organized in cooperation with the Journal
of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS). JEMS will
publish a special issue on the economies of the
entrepreneur. Authors can submit their work either to the
conference, or to JEMS, or to both. Authors are free to
publish their work in other venues (with appropriate
acknowledgement of the Searle Center).
Authors will receive an honorarium of $1,500 to cover
reasonable transportation expenses. The Searle Center will
make hotel reservations and pay for rooms for the night of
Thursday, June 18th. Discussants will receive an
honorarium of $500 to cover reasonable transportation
expenses. We will also provide hotel reservations for the
discussants.
The conference is organized by Professor Daniel F. Spulber,
Research Director, Searle Center Research Project on
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Growth.
REVIEW PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE:
Conference Papers Submission Deadline: Papers for the
conference should be submitted to:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
by Monday, April 21st, 2008.
Notification Deadline: Authors will be notified of
decisions by May 1, 2008.
Honoraria will be paid to conference presenters upon
submission of a revised paper that the author is willing to
put on the Searle Center website.
Potential attendees, potential discussants, or panel
members should send a message indicating their interest to:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
by Monday, April 21st, 2008.
To submit to the Journal of Economics & Management
Strategy, send the paper in pdf form to:
CONTACT: Alice Schaller
Email: MAILTO:editjems@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Papers prepared for the Research Symposium on "The
Economics and Law of the Entrepreneur" will be permanently
hosted on the Searle Center website:
www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter
THE SEARLE CENTER ON LAW, REGULATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH:
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
at Northwestern University School of Law was established in
2006 to research how government regulation and
interpretation of laws and regulations by the courts affect
business and economic growth. Information on the Searle
Center's activities may be found at:
www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter
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Northwestern University School of Law
Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
CALL FOR PAPERS
"ANTITRUST ECONOMICS AND COMPETITION POLICY"
September 26th & 27th, 2008
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
is issuing a call for original research papers to be
presented at a Research Symposium on Antitrust Economics
and Competition Policy at Northwestern University School of
Law. The Symposium will run from 9:00 AM on Friday,
September 26th to 12:30 PM on Saturday, September 27th.
The Symposium is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study
of Industrial Organization at Northwestern University.
The goal of this Research Symposium is to provide a forum
where leading scholars from across the country can gather
together with Northwestern's own distinguished faculty to
present and discuss high quality research relevant to
antitrust economics and competition policy. Both
theoretical and empirical submissions are welcome. Papers
in industrial organization or applied microeconomic theory
that address issues relevant to antitrust policy are
welcome even if they do not directly focus on particular
antitrust policy issues or institutions. We hope to
involve leading thinkers from the government, non-profit,
and private sector, as well as leading academics from
economics departments, business schools, law schools and
public policy schools. While most of the conference will be
devoted to presentation and discussion of original academic
research, we also expect to schedule a small number of
panels on important current topics or policy issues. If
you have questions about the appropriateness of your paper
for the symposium, or suggestions for panel subjects,
please contact:
CONTACT: Professor William Rogerson
Research Director
Searle Center Research Project on Competition
Antitrust and Regulation
Email: MAILTO:wrogerson@northwestern.edu
There will be a reception, dinner and program on Friday
evening.
Presenters will receive an honorarium of $1,000 to cover
reasonable transportation expenses. The Searle Center will
make hotel reservations and pay for rooms on Thursday and
Friday.
Papers prepared for the Research Symposium on "Antitrust
Economics and Competition Policy" will be permanently
hosted on the Searle Center website:
www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter
Authors will be free to publish their work in other venues.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE:
All submissions should include an abstract (300 words
maximum). If a draft of the paper is currently available,
please send it.
Submission Deadline:
Submissions should be sent to:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
by April 15, 2008.
Notification Deadline: Submissions will be reviewed by a
three-member committee. Authors will be notified of the
committee's decisions by May 15, 2008.
Discussion Draft Deadline: Papers suitable for
distribution to discussants and other conference
participants must be received by September 1, 2008.
Revision Deadline: November 1, 2008. Upon revision in
response to comments received at the symposium, papers will
be permanently hosted on the Searle Center website.
Potential discussants or panel members should send a
message indicating their interest to:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
by April 15, 2008.
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
at Northwestern University School of Law was established in
2006 to research how government regulation and
interpretation of laws and regulations by the courts affect
business and economic growth. Information on the Searle
Center's activities may be found at:
www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter
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CALL FOR PAPERS
PROPOSALS TO ADVANCE MEASUREMENT OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION IN THE UNITED STATES
2008 Kauffman Symposium on Entrepreneurship
and Innovation Data
Deadline: May 13, 2008 at 5pm CST
INTRODUCTION:
The 2007 Kauffman Symposium on Entrepreneurship and
Innovation Data brought together over 100 researchers and
data providers to examine thirty-eight new and recently
updated data sets. While the availability of these data
sets is exciting and promising, substantial gaps in our
knowledge about innovation and entrepreneurship remain. One
path for advancing our current understanding of
entrepreneurship and/or innovation is to enhance existing
data collection efforts through such means as adding or
modifying questions and methodologies.
The Kauffman Foundation will host the 2008 Kauffman
Symposium on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Data in order
to provide a forum for exploring possible changes in data
collection efforts. As with the 2007 event, researchers,
data providers, and policy analysts will be invited. The
Symposium will be held in fall 2008 in Washington, DC.
In preparation for this year's Symposium, the Kauffman
Foundation seeks to commission a series of short papers
identifying incremental changes in existing U.S.-based data
efforts that would significantly advance the study of
entrepreneurship and/or innovation over the next five
years. The Foundation will provide an honorarium for each
paper presented of $3,000. Collaboration on proposals is
encouraged. Individual researchers may participate in up to
two proposals. The Foundation also will cover airfare
expenses and provide lodging for authors presenting papers
at the Symposium and pre-conference. A pre-conference
workshop is anticipated in July 2008 for invited
contributors.
PROPOSAL PROCESS:
Proposed papers may address:
1) any data collection effort presented at the 2007
Symposium, see:
www.ssrn.com/link/2007-Kauffman.html
2) any other data set concerned with entrepreneurship or
innovation in the United States, and/or
3) any existing data set that does not cover U.S.
entrepreneurship or innovation at present but could
if modified to do so. A data collection effort may be
based on a survey or administrative records and may
be sponsored by the government or a private
organization.
Each accepted paper should aim to improve the value of
an existing collection effort through:
1) adding new questions,
2) revising existing questions,
3) better aligning data collection with other domestic or
international data efforts, and/or
4) modifying the covered population. Papers should not
exceed 7,500 words.
Each proposal should provide the following information:
- Name of the existing survey or administrative data
collection effort
- Organization(s) that fund and carry out the data
collection effort
- Frequency and scope of data collection
- Complete copy of the existing data collection tool
(questionnaire/form)
- Brief summary of collection methodology (attach or
provide links to existing documentation)
- Bulleted summary (as specific as possible) of potential
improvements in scope, collection tools, and/or methods
- An explanation in 750 words or less as to how the
proposed changes would advance entrepreneurship and/or
innovation research
- Brief summary of proposer qualifications to prepare the
paper (attach Curriculum Vitae)
Electronic submissions of paper proposals are due May 13,
2008 at 5pm CST and should be sent to:
Email: MAILTO:kauffman@fulfillment-kc.com
with the subject line reading "2008 Kauffman Symposium on
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Data." Submitted proposals
will be reviewed by Kauffman Foundation staff and an
advisory committee of experts. Selected authors will be
notified in June 2008.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For questions please contact:
CONTACT: E.J. Reedy
Email: MAILTO:ereedy@kauffman.org
Tel: 816.932.1078
Or see:
www.kauffman.org/dataSymposium/resources/KF2008DataSymposium.pdf
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CALL FOR PAPERS
ANNUAL LONDON CONFERENCE ON
MONEY, ECONOMY AND MANAGEMENT
3 - 4 July, 2008
Imperial College, London, UK
Academics, researchers, policy-makers, students and
practitioners are invited to submit theoretical and
empirical papers, abstracts and case studies in General
Economics, International Economics, Economic Development
and Policy, Macroeconomics Issues, Microeconomic Issues,
Monetary Economics, Unemployment, Inflation, Monetary and
Fiscal Policies, Public Taxation, Quantitative Economics,
Financial Economics, International Economics, Interest
Rates, Foreign Exchange, International Trade, Public
Finance, Monetary Economics, Islamic Economics, Labour
Economics, Health Economics, Environment and National
Economy, International Trade Policy and WTO, Privatisation,
Economic Policy, Contemporary Issue in Economics, Trade
Blocks and Special Economic Zones and all other economics
topics for the above World Congress on "Money, economy and
Management" which is sponsored by the Global Economy and
Finance Journal, Journal of Business and Policy Research,
Global Journal of Management, International Review of
Business Research Papers, and World Business Institute,
Australia.
PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY:
All papers will be double blind reviewed and all refereed
papers will be published as Electronic Conference
Proceedings with an ISBN. All accepted papers will be
considered for publication in the International Review of
Business Research Papers, Global Economy and Finance
Journal, Global Journal of Management and Journal of
Business and Policy Research.
BEST PAPER AWARD:
Best papers will be announced and published in the special
issues of the above journals. Winners will be honoured with
prizes and certificates at the conference dinner.
DEADLINES:
Paper Submission Deadline: May 23, 2008
Registration Deadline: June 9, 2008
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Please send electronic copy of your abstract and/or full paper
(only Word document) to:
Email: MAILTO:papers@wbiint.org
or to
CONTACT: Dr. Mohammad Hoque, Chair
Paper Secretariat
Email: MAILTO:moz1950@wbiint.org
Please visit:
for full information.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
8TH ANNUAL BANK RESEARCH CONFERENCE:
ISSUES IN SECURITIZATION AND CREDIT RISK TRANSFER
Jointly organized by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Center
for Financial Research and
The Journal of Financial Services Research (JFSR)
The FDIC's Center for Financial Research and the JFSR
invite submissions for the 8th Annual Fall Research
Conference to be held in Arlington, Virginia on Thursday,
September 18, and Friday, September 19, 2008.
Until fall 2007, many held a view that securitization and
other credit risk transfer instruments diversified bank
credit risks and enhanced financial sector stability. By
winter 2008, many securitization markets had ceased to
function as investor demand for complex credit products
evaporated even as central banks lowered risk free rates to
stimulate liquidity and blunt the real economic effects of
mounting financial sector losses. The 8th Annual FDIC-JFSR
conference will provide a forum to discuss the causes and
effects of the recent securitization debacle and focus on
the following questions. Is credit risk transfer (CRT) a
source of systemic instability or is CRT inherently a
stabilizing force? Do current events reflect the
predictable outcome of correctable flaws in industry and
regulatory practices? Was there a widespread failure to
anticipate the potential for large financial industry
losses? What are the reasons for the breakdown in
underwriting standards, market discipline, accounting
standards, regulation, and risk measurement and management
systems? If so, what policies need to be revisited?
TOPICS:
The program committee encourages the submission of papers
on topics that include:
- Excess liquidity, asset price bubbles, and financial
fragility
- Risk measurement for securitization and credit derivative
products
- The role of incentives and incentive pay
- The breakdown in market discipline
- The adequacy of supervision and regulation
- Issues related to special purpose entities, bankruptcy
remote status, and reputation risks
- The role and oversight of rating agencies
- The structuring of credit transfer and securitization
products
- Counterparty credit risk, liquidity and contagion
- Synthetic credit products, speculative excesses, market
pricing and liquidity
- Quantifying the risk of non-deposit sources of bank
funding (e.g. securitization)
- The importance and incentives created by public safety
nets
The organizers also seek papers related to any of the CFR's
research programs:
- Deposit Insurance
- Consumer Finance and Credit Issues
- Risk Measurement
- Financial Sector Policy and Regulation
- Corporate Finance
- Banking Performance and the Economy
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Papers will be selected for presentation based on reviews
by associate editors of the JFSR and the organizing
committee (Paul Kupiec and Haluk Unal). Selected papers may
be invited for JFSR submission. Expenses for travel, food,
and lodging will be reimbursed for paper presenters.
Papers must be received by June, 30 2008. Authors will be
notified about the status of their papers by July 31, 2008.
Please submit papers as "pdf" attachments to an email sent to:
Email: MAILTO:CFR@fdic.gov
Please name the file: "YourLastName.pdf." For additional
information, contact:
CONTACT: Paul Kupiec
Tel: (202) 898-6768
Email: MAILTO:pkupiec@fdic.gov
or
CONTACT: Haluk Unal
Tel: (301) 405–2256
Email: MAILTO:hunal@rhsmith.umd.edu
See:
www.fdic.gov/bank/analytical/cfr/research.html
for additional details on the CFR research programs.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
THE DG ECFIN'S 5TH ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON:
BOOSTING GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AN OPEN EUROPE:
THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL FLOWS OF GOODS,
SERVICES, CAPITAL AND LABOUR
Brussels, October 16-17, 2008
Submission deadline: April 30, 2008
The Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
(DG ECFIN) of the European Commission is organising its
fifth Annual Research Conference in October 2008 in
Brussels. The topic for the conference is "Boosting growth
and productivity in an open Europe: The role of
international flows of goods, services, capital and
labour?"
OVERVIEW:
Economic growth has been in the focus of economists for
centuries. While foreign trade flows have always been seen
as a major determinant of growth, recently globalisation
and enhanced European integration (including EMU) have
impacted on the size and direction of international flows,
not only of goods but also of services, capital and labour.
Recent research on the first ten years of EMU has touched
upon these issues with a focus on the euro area. This
conference intends to add insights from state-of-the-art
research on the role of international flows of capital,
labour, goods and services. This includes a micro- and a
macro-perspective and a broad geographical coverage (e.g.
recently acceded Member States). The key questions are:
"How do international flows affect European growth and
productivity?" and "Are there policy options to enhance
economic growth by affecting international flows?"
The conference will have six main sessions:
1. The international dimension of economic growth. Where
do we stand?
2. Openness and growth: Foreign trade in goods and
services
3. International sources of productivity growth
4. International labour flows and economic growth
5. International capital flows and economic growth
6. European experiences, enlargement and economic growth
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
The conference will include keynote speakers and a panel
discussion. The confirmed keynote speakers are Eric
Bartelsman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Erik Berglof
(EBRD), Tito Boeri (IGIER, Universita Bocconi), Richard
Freeman (Harvard University), Philip Lane (Trinity College
Dublin), and Bart van Ark (The Conference Board and
University of Groningen). Each of the keynote speakers will
open a conference session.
LOCATION AND TIME:
The conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium on
October 16-17, 2008.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
DG ECFIN invites submissions of empirical, policy-oriented,
and theoretical research papers (papers or detailed
outlines) related to the topics outlined above.
Deadline for submission: 30 April 2008
Interested researchers should submit their papers or paper
outlines electronically to:
Email: MAILTO:ECFIN-2008RC@ec.europa.eu
by April 30, 2008 (Wednesday).
FURTHER INFORMATION:
A selection committee will be set up to evaluate
submissions. Papers should demonstrate truly original work,
be of high quality and of relevance to the conference
themes. In addition they should have the potential to form
the basis of a fruitful exchange among participants at the
conference. Authors will be informed about acceptance or
non-acceptance in due time.
A set fee of 3,000 Euro will be paid for each accepted
paper. It is intended to publish the papers presented at
the conference. For all the details and further information
please visit DG ECFIN's website and read the Call for
Papers at:
ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/events/event12197_en.htm
Should you have additional questions please contact the
conference organisers:
Email: MAILTO:Lars.Jonung@ec.europa.eu
or
Email: MAILTO:Oliver.Dieckmann@ec.europa.eu
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Centre Lillois d'Etudes et de Recherches
Sociologiques et Economiques
Lille Centre of Sociological and Economic Studies
CNRS: UMR 8019
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline: April, 10th 2008
International Conference
Organised by Sciences Po Lille and CLERSE-CNRS (UMR 8019)
With the support of the Charles Gide Association
for the Study of Economic Thought
POVERTY AND MISERY
IN THE
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
November, 27 - 28, 2008
Sciences Po Lille
84 rue de Trevise, 59000 Lille
France
CALENDAR:
1) Deadline for abstracts: 10 April 2008
2) Acceptance of abstracts: 1 June 2008
3) Deadline for papers: 1 November 2008
4) Sciences Po Lille Conference: 27-28 November 2008
PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
Abstracts at about 3 pages (no more than 5 pages) and
papers should be submitted by E-mail to the following
address:
Email: MAILTO:evelyne.demouveaux@iep.univ-lille2.fr
OVERVIEW:
Economic poverty is seen as one of the most iconic forms of
modern times' misfortunes. Hence, alleviating poverty and
relieving and helping the poor has been a mainstay of
economic policy objectives, with a view to eventually
eradicate poverty from the societies in which we live. It
has not always been that way, however. Poverty has not at
all times been looked at as an ailment that ought to be
cured and rooted out. The materiality and meaning of
poverty within the realm of human experience are thus of a
quite multifarious nature, and while setting sights on the
latest centuries, those during which economic science has
blossomed, one should bear this multifariousness in mind.
Indeed, in particular in current modern times, poverty can
in our view be seen as being dual, encompassing a more
traditional form, on the one hand, as well as another form
specifically related to monetary and capitalist economic
systems, on the other hand, the latter form being called
misery. In that view, the difference between one and the
other is not simply quantitative, as misery is not just a
further stage of poverty. Which leads us to the following
question: has this other form of poverty been conceived in
relation to certain specific forms of wealth? Is it this
extreme form of poverty that governments contemplate
stamping out through the use of the instruments supplied by
economic science? Can headway be made in this quest, and is
there any hope of bringing misery to an end in a
foreseeable future?
Papers dealing with the various issues at hand, i.e.
determining the various forms of poverty, understanding the
genesis of misery in capitalistic economies as well as the
fashion in which misery may be produced by capitalism
itself, possibly superseding in the process poverty in its
previous social form, are sought for this colloquium. To
work towards the end envisioned, rehabilitating writings
that have thus far been ignored is not a path that we
intend to follow, as we would rather, more modestly, look
towards emphasizing the great works of economists,
philosophers and writers of the modern era.
TOPICS:
From this point of view, four subject matters may be
brought forward in the investigation of the issue of
poverty as comprehended in economic works:
- The evolution of categorization and measurement of
poverty
- The economic theory of poverty
- Policies dealing with poverty, social justice and the
extent to which poverty may be curtailed
- Poverty, envy, frustrations and illusory riches
Official languages: French, English
ORGANIZERS:
Arnaud Berthoud - Alain Clement - Annette Disselkamp -
Benoit Lengaigne - Patrick Mardellat - Jean-Claude Perrot
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Richard Arena (LATAPSES – Universite de Nice – Sophia
Antipolis) - Arnaud Berthoud (CLERSE-Universite de Lille1) -
Gilles Campagnolo (CEPERC - Universite de Provence) -
Alain Clement (TRIANGLE - Universite de Tours) - Laurent
Cordonnier (CLERSE - Universite de Lille 1) - Ghislain
Deleplace (LED-EPEH - Universite de Paris VIII) - Thierry
Demals (CLERSE - Universite de Lille 1) - Daniel Diatkine
(PHARE - Universite d'Evry) - Annette Disselkamp (CLERSE -
Universite de Lille 1) - Ragip Ege (BETA - Universite de
Strasbourg 1) - Arlette Farge (CRH-CNRS - EHESS) - Bernard
GAZIER (MATISSE - Universite de Paris I) - Gerard Gayot
(Dir. de l'IFRESI - Universite de Lille 3) - Isabelle Garo
(Lycee Faidherbe) - Michel Hastings (CEPEN - IEP de Lille) -
Jimena Hurtado (Universidad de Los Andes - Colombie) -
Catherine Larrere (Dir. de NoSoPhi – Universite de Paris I) –
Benoit Lengaigne (CLERSE - Universite de Lille 1) - Patrick
Mardellat (CLERSE - IEP de Lille) - Jean-Claude Perrot
(EHESS) - Claire Pignol (PHARE - Universite de Paris I) -
Jacques Rodriguez (CLERSE - Universite de Lille 1) -
Bertram Schefold (J.W. Goethe Universitat Frankfurt am Main -
Allemagne) - Nathalie Sigot (PHARE - Universite de
Littoral) - Ramon Tortajada (CEPSE - Universite Pierre
Mendes France de Grenoble) - Pierre-Yves Verkindt (Dir. du
Centre Rene Demogue - Universite de Lille 2)
CONTACT ORGANIZERS:
CONTACT: Evelyne Demouveaux
Email: MAILTO:evelyne.demouveaux@iep.univ-lille2.fr
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lille
84 rue de Trevise, 59000 Lille
Tel: ++ (33) (0)3.20.90.48.55
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
CAF RESEARCH PAPERS PROGRAM
The Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) invites
applications for its Research Papers Program. The Program
invites proposals for research papers on topics of interest
to CAF. CAF will provide economic support to the proposals
selected, and finished papers will be presented in a
seminar and distributed.
ELIGIBILITY:
The program is intended primarily, but not exclusively, for
researchers associated with Latin American universities,
research institutes and other private or public
institutions in Latin America.
The invitation is also extended to assistant professors,
researchers or post graduates from CAF member countries
working in US or European institutions with focus on topics
related to Latin America.
TOPIC:
This year, the program will focus on: "Decentralization
and Local Development in Latin America".
The process of decentralization has advanced steadily in
the region over the last 20 years. This process has
involved increasing political rights to sub-national
communities and jurisdictions, allowing them to elect their
own local and regional authorities, as well as the
decentralization of fiscal instruments and policies. A
greater level of autonomy of regions and local governments
aims at improving the overall functioning of the public
sector. In other words, an immediate objective is that of
achieving better efficiency in the management of
expenditures and revenue decisions. Nevertheless, the
ultimate test for whether decentralization works is whether
it can be an instrument for local development. The
connection between decentralization and regional and/or
local development has been much debated and no clear
consensus has been reached. On the one hand, the
devolution of political, fiscal and economic powers serves
to unleash creative forces at the regional and local level,
allowing communities to be more responsible for their own
actions and to achieve a better match between policies and
local needs. On the other hand, decentralization implies a
lesser role for national states as equalizers of economic
and fiscal capacities across regions. The net effect of
these two forces could be positive for relatively rich
regions and negative for less developed ones, which of
course would imply that devolution is accompanied by an
increase in regional disparities. This problem is likely to
be exacerbated by pre-existing differences in local
management capabilities.
In the context of this debate, the present call for papers
aims at fostering research on issues related to
decentralization and regional and local development. In
particular, proposals should address one or more of the
following questions. Preference will be given to empirical
work based on micro data.
Is decentralization associated with a process of regional
convergence in economic development and living standards
within countries?
What are the channels through which decentralization may
drive such convergence/divergence?
Does decentralization imply better efficiency in the
provision of local public goods and in public expenditure
programs?
Does decentralization of revenue decisions help increase
the local governments' tax effort?
Do intergovernmental fiscal arrangements such as
intergovernmental transfers foster convergence?
Has fiscal decentralization been associated with soft
budget constraint-type behavior on the part of sub-national
governments?
How do globalization (for example, trade liberalization)
and decentralization interact to produce a given pattern of
convergence or divergence across regions?
To what extent is decentralization of revenues associated
with the exploitation of natural resources as a source of
regional divergence within countries?
Does decentralization play a role in the quality of public
sector planning or viceversa?
PROGRAM CONDITIONS:
CAF will pay US$ 10.000 to selected proposals.
Additionally, it will pay travel (economy class) and
lodging expenses to present the paper, either in a seminar
to be held at headquarters in Caracas, or in a CAF
sponsored session at the next LACEA Annual Meeting (in this
second case a preliminary version of the paper may be
presented).
CAF reserves the right to publish and distribute resulting
works. Selected papers may be used as background papers for
CAF's annual publication Reporte de Economia y Desarrollo.
Also, selected papers may be chosen for publication, in
Spanish, in CAF's journal Perspectivas. Authors are free to
submit sponsored papers to specialized journals or
publications or to use them to fulfill academic
requirements, provided that CAF sponsorship is
acknowledged. If authors prefer to submit finished papers
elsewhere, we request authors commit to writing - in
addition to the technical paper - a shorter, policy-
oriented version of the paper for publication in
Perspectivas and/or distribution by CAF in other outlets.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Proposals should not exceed 8 pages and must include the
following
- Title
- Abstract
- Objectives and relevance for the region
- Research methodology
- Outline of research and timetable
- Bibliography
Additionally, proposals must be accompanied by a Curriculum
Vitae and a letter of support from the researchers'
institution or, in the case of graduate students, from
their academic advisor.
Proposals (and papers) may be in either English or Spanish.
All material should be sent via e-mail to:
CONTACT: CAF Research Papers Program
Email: MAILTO:desarrollo@caf.com
Corporacion Andina Fomento
Caracas, Venezuela
Applications must be submitted by May 2, 2008. Early
applications are encouraged.
Proposals will be evaluated by a jury appointed by CAF and
decisions will be made on the basis of the quality of the
proposal and of its relevance to Latin America. Results
will be announced by May 30, 2008.
Final papers must be submitted by November 30, 2008.
For further information, please contact:
CONTACT: Stefania Scandizzo
Email: MAILTO:Stefania.Scandizzo@caf.com
Tel: 0058-212-2092240
CONTACT: Irene Sierraalta
Email: MAILTO:Irene.Sierraalta@caf.com
Tel: 0058-212-2096505
All applications will be acknowledged. If you do not
receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application,
please contact Stefania Scandizzo or Irene Sierraalta.
Further information about CAF and the program can be found
At:
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BARCELONA LEEX EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
SUMMER SCHOOL IN MACROECONOMICS
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
June 9 - 13, 2008
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Macroeconomic theories have traditionally been tested using
non-experimental "field" data. However, modern, micro-
founded macroeconomic models can also be tested in the
laboratory, and researchers have begun to pursue such
experimental tests. This June, graduate students
specializing in macroeconomics or experimental economics,
as well as junior faculty members and researchers of
macroeconomic are invited to attend the second LeeX summer
school devoted to experimental macroeconomics research.
The intensive 5-day summer school will be offered at
Universitat Pompeu Fabra from June 9-13, 2008. Students
will be taught experimental methods and exposed to a number
of macroeconomic applications that have been tested
experimentally. Students will be asked to participate in
experiments and to develop their own experimental
macroeconomic projects. Faculty will assist with and
critique these projects.
APPLICATIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION:
For a detailed outline of the program and application
procedures, please visit the website:
The deadline for applications is April 14, 2008.
For accepted students, the registration fee is 200 Euros
and does not cover meals or accommodation.
FACULTY:
Summer school in experimental macroeconomics faculty:
- John Duffy (University of Pittsburgh)
- Frank Heinemann (Technische Universitat Berlin)
- Rosemarie Nagel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
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353 Sacramento Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Email: MAILTO:associate-recruiting@cornerstone.com
Web page: www.cornerstone.com
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CORNERSTONE RESEARCH
Associate
WHO WE ARE:
Cornerstone Research is a leading finance and economics
consulting firm, with more than 400 full-time staff members
across six offices. Together with an extensive network of
faculty experts, our staff analyzes complex economic,
financial, accounting, and marketing issues. Our culture
of growth and collegiality provides excellent career
prospects to those who have pursued doctoral studies in
economics, finance, accounting, or marketing.
Cornerstone Research is involved in a broad variety of
cases, and our work has involved high profile cases and
legal disputes. Some of our recent cases have involved
securities fraud claims, subprime lending issues,
allegations of price fixing and monopolization, hedge fund
risk management and complex derivative pricing issues,
options backdating, patent infringement claims, market
timing in mutual funds, accounting allegations, asset
valuation, insider trading allegations, corporate
governance issues, and large corporate mergers and
acquisitions.
ASSOCIATE AT CORNERSTONE RESEARCH:
Cornerstone Research provides an interesting and rewarding
work environment. Our staff works directly with esteemed
faculty experts in a distinctive "partnership" that
combines the strengths of the academic and business worlds.
Cornerstone Research provides opportunities for associates
to develop as testifying experts if they are interested in
such a career path.
Associates are central to case work at Cornerstone Research
and are involved in all phases of a project. In the
initial stages, associates actively participate in the
formulation of the work plan and the analysis of issues.
As the case progresses, associates handle the complex
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clients to develop case strategy and to determine how best
to communicate our findings. In addition, associates
actively participate in shaping and implementing the firm's
recruiting, training, and practice development strategies.
We seek candidates who have pursued doctoral studies in
finance, economics, accounting, or marketing. Candidates
must have the ability to apply academic research to real
world issues, present concise explanations of complex
analyses, and independently manage projects and junior
staff. The ideal candidate will possess a strong empirical
background and excellent interpersonal skills. We offer an
industry-competitive compensation and benefits package.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Interested candidates should send, to:
Email: MAILTO:associate-recruiting@cornerstone.com
a resume, a sample research paper, three letters of
recommendation and a cover letter that includes a statement
describing your interest in economic consulting and your
location preferences. Please rank our offices in order of
your location preference, if any.
We have offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Menlo Park (CA),
New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
CONTACT: Recruiting Coordinator - ERN
Cornerstone Research
353 Sacramento Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Email: MAILTO:associate-recruiting@cornerstone.com
Web page: www.cornerstone.com
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