CONTENTS
2. PAN EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF IEFS - UK & MACEDONIA UNIVERSITY GREECE
7. DATE OF NEXT ISSUE OF THE NEWSLETTER
1. ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2000
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Call for papers for the:
Third Annual IEFS Conference, City University, Sat. 11 November, 9:30am-5:00pm.
The topic of the Conference will be on: "International Interdependence: Lessons for European Integration".
The Conference will focus on the fundamental changes we observe and experience today in Europe and other related issues in International Economics and Finance. Papers are solicited in such areas as: New International Macroeconomics, Capital and Labour Mobility, European Integration, Financial Markets, New Political Economy, Aspects of the Dotcom/Digital Economy and its implications. Keynote speakers to be announced in the next issue of the Newsletter. Papers to be submitted in duplicate (NOT by e-mail) by October 10, 2000, to the Programme coordinators:
The
provisional programme will be posted on the Web by mid/late September.
The fee will be GBP30 for IEFS members and GBP35 for non-members. There
will be no admission fee for
Ph.D. students. Cheques payable to "IEFS" should be sent
to: Dr. Keith Pilbeam (Treasurer IEFS), Dept. of Economics,
City University, LONDON 1V
OHB.
2. INAUGURAL CONFERENCE OF IEFS - EUROPE
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A Pan-European conference is jointly organised by IEFS-UK and University of Macedonia, Greece. This conference will be held at the Macedonia University, Salonica, Greece, in May 24-26, 2001. Its theme will be on: "The Evolving Nature of European Markets: Financial, Trade and Factor Mobility Issues". Papers are being sought for presentation. The theme encompasses a variety of aspects in International Economics and Finance. Papers related to European integration are actively solicited. However, more broadly-based papers focusing on global markets are also relevant. Those with a focus on aspects of the new Digital/Dotcom economy and its implications are especially welcome.
The deadline for submission of papers (3 copies) is January 31, 2001. It is envisaged that a selection of papers will be published in special issue of the Review of International Economics.
Other details: The Programme Committee will be announced in the next issue of the Newsletter. A provisional Programme of the Conference (together with invited Keynote Speakers) will be posted on the Web by early March 2001. The Conference fee will be Euro100 for IEFS members and Euro116 for non-members.
3. NEW MEMBERSHIP FEES
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The annual GBP5 fee for the Academic Year October 2000-October 2001 is shortly becoming due. Please note the advantages of membership including reduced Conference fees, regular newsletter, etc. Cheques should be payable to "IEFS" and sent to:
4. PUBLICATIONS
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a) A selection of papers from the 1st Annual IEFS Conference at the City University (April 1999) is under submission at the Review of International Economics.
b) From the November 1999 IEFS mini-conference at Brunel University (November 1999), a selection of 4 papers will be published in the Journal of Policy Modelling (thanks to George for organising this).
c) We are planning to edit a collective volume of papers to be published by December 2000 with an established and reputable Publisher. The overarching theme of the book will be "Advances in International Economics and Finance"; papers should be related to one of the following more specific categories:
- Developments in International Trade;
- Financial Markets, Interest and Exchange rates;
- Capital Mobility, Current Account Adjustment and Currency Crises;
- Foreign Direct Investment;
- Labour Mobility and Migration;
- International Debt;
- European Integration.
While the volume will contain some papers specially written for it, it will also incorporate a selection of the papers presented in the November Conference. Authors who wish their papers to be considered for publication in the volume should indicate that when submitting (please send 3 copies).
Authors who wish their papers to be included in the volume without necessarily intending them for Conference presentation should send a 300-word Abstract by e-mail to Chris Tsoukis (c.tsoukis@econ.hull.ac.uk) by 10 July 2000. Full papers for the volume should be submitted in TRIPLICATE (NOT by e-mail) by August 31, 2000, to:
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5. EXTERNAL FUNDING
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The society is endeavouring to raise funds from EU and ESRC sources and Dr. Yannis Georgellis is in charge of external funding. Please forward any suggestions or relevant information to him.
6. NEW MEMBERSHIP
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We encourage existing Members to be actively involved in the work of the Society/Executive Committee and to speak to other colleagues about our activities, Conferences etc.
7. DATE OF NEXT ISSUE OF THE NEWSLETTER
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The next issue of the Newsletter will be published in late September. It will contain updates on events (Programme or the November 2000 Conference) and more details about the May 2001 Conference. (This issue of the Newsletter was prepared by- in alphabetical order- by George Agiomirgianakis, Jerry Coakley and Chris Tsoukis.)