Call for Papers

Denver, Colorado Meeting
January 7-9, 2011 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
(in collaboration with ASSA and the Federal Reserve Banks of Kansas City and Dallas)

Submission Deadline: May 1, 2010

The International Banking, Economics, and Finance Association (IBEFA), jointly with the Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA), will hold a three-day meeting to present papers on banking, finance and economic subjects.

IBEFA is also participating in the fourth annual “Day Ahead” conference co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Banks of Kansas City and Dallas, and hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday, January 6, 2011. The meeting will present papers of mutual interest on banking and finance (both international and domestic).

All IBEFA members are invited to submit papers to these meetings. Please note on the submission email if you would like the paper considered for only the IBEFA/ASSA meeting or both meetings. Papers emphasizing banking and finance (both international and domestic) are particularly encouraged.

Diana Hancock
Program Chair, IBEFA
Federal Reserve Board
Washington, DC

Submission Instructions for the Annual Meeting, January 7-9, 2011.

Please email your paper or abstract to IBEFA Secretariat Niki Maas (niki.l.maas@dal.frb.org) by May 1, 2010.
Authors: Each submission must have a separate cover sheet listing:
1) Name(s)
2) Institution or affiliation
3) Mailing address of author(s)
4) Phone and FAX number of author(s)
5) E-mail address
6) JEL classification number
7) Which meeting? IBEFA, FRB, or both
8) Discussants and Chairs: Members who wish to serve as discussant or chair should so inform the IBEFA Secretariat.
  1. Completed Papers (which will be given preference) or detailed abstracts (500 words) should be submitted electronically by May 1, 2010.
  2. Please remove all identification information from each submitted paper.
  3. To be considered for the program, at least one author from each paper must be an IBEFA member.
  4. For all ASSA program participants, you must pay a separate registration fee to attend the ASSA conference. You do not have to join AEA, but an AEA membership allows you to have a reduced registration fee.

Submissions cannot be acted upon until all information is on file.

Thank you for your participation.

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REMINDER:

Regular membership dues are $80 (USD) per calendar year. To access and print the IBEFA membership invoice online, please visit http://www.ibefa.org/invoice.htm.

Each IBEFA member is eligible to attend the Annual Meeting, subject to payment of the ASSA Registration Fee. Each Member is entitled to receive all issues of the North American Journal of Economics and Finance and all Calls for Papers and reports of the Association, provided Membership dues have been paid.

Along with the completed membership form, funds should be submitted in US dollars via check or money order made payable to IBEFA. IBEFA also offers the option of payment via PayPal at our website. PayPal will not charge a fee to make a payment to IBEFA, and you do not have to become a PayPal member. For membership payments paid via PayPal, you will be contacted separately for membership details. International wire transfers will incur an additional $15 (USD) fee.

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