8th INFER Annual Conference 2006

The INFER Annual Conference provides an opportunity for all involved in economic research to exchange their ideas. Researchers are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers across all areas of economics. Papers may be submitted under the theme of this years conference: “Public Economics: economic policy, governance and the role of institutions” or any other area that their research applies to. A number of keynote speakers will be invited to talk on this year’s special topic. Researchers are also invited to organise their own session, either under this years theme or a theme of their own choosing, comprising of 2 or more papers.

The conference is open to all involved in economic research, including both young and experienced researchers, post-doctoral students, and professionals from business, government and non-governmental institutions. We would especially encourage young researchers and those from the new EU member states to submit a paper.

All papers have been peer reviewed. We wish to sincerly thank our referees who helped review papers:

Dagmar Alpen, Martin Altemeyer-Bartscher, Cecile Bazart, Jurgen Backhaus, Patrick Beschorner, Oliver Budzinski, Antonio Caleiro, Arndt Christiansen, John Considine, Eleanor Doyle, David Duffy, Clemens Esser, Frank Fichert, Martin Hallet, Justus Haucap, Frederick B Jennings, Declan Jordan, Ella Kavanagh, Catherine Kavanagh, Rosemary Kelleher, Daniel Kiely, Martin Larch, Helena Marques, Jose Oliviera, Eoin O'Leary, Markus Pasche, Christoph Pasternak, Michael Pickhardt, Peer Ritter, Bernadette Power, Geraldine Ryan, Michael Stierle, Ulrike Stierle von Schuetz, Luis Fau Sebastian, Willy Spanjers, Michael Thiel, David Tucek, Isabel Vieira, Klimis Vogiatzoglou, Rainer Vosskamp, Rainer Wichern, Matthias Wrede, S. K. Yadav, Roman Zamecnik and Stefanie Zimmermann

A selection of papers presented at the conference will be published shortly after the conference. Authors of accepted papers will receive a proposal for publication following the conference. For details of possible publication outlets use the link on publications.

Friday, 22^nd September 2006

12.00 – 13.00	Registration, Coffee & Sandwiches	O’Rahilly Building - 1^st floor foyer

13.00 – 13.30	Welcome addresses & Introduction to INFER	O’Rahilly Building Room 1.23
	Edward Shinnick (Conference organizer)
	Michael Pickhardt (Chair of INFER)


13.30 – 15.00	*Keynote Address 1*	O’Rahilly Building Room 1.23
	Frank Barry (University College Dublin, Ireland) “Institutional Capacity and the Celtic Tiger Economy: Ireland in Comparative Perspective”

15.00 – 15.30	Coffee	O’Rahilly Building - 1^st floor foyer

15.30 – 17.15	Parallel Sessions I (5 tracks)	O’Rahilly Building

17.30 – 19.00	INFER General Meeting	O’Rahilly Building Room 3.03

19.00 -	Pub’s of Cork

Saturday, 23^rd September 2006

9.00 – 10.45	Parallel Sessions II (5 tracks)	O’Rahilly Building

10.45 – 11.15	Coffee	O’Rahilly Building - 1^st floor foyer

11.15 – 12.45	*Keynote Address 2*	O’Rahilly Building Room 3.03
	Friedrich Schneider (Linz, Austria) “Shadow Economies of 145 Countries all over the World: What do we really know?”



12.45 – 14.15	Buffet Lunch and INFER Working Groups Fair	O’Rahilly Building: Lunch - Room 1.24 WG Fair - 1^st floor foyer

14.15 – 16.00	Parallel Sessions III (5 tracks)	O’Rahilly Building

16.00 – 16.15	Coffee	O’Rahilly Building - 1^st floor foyer


16.15 – 17.45	*Keynote Address 3*	O’Rahilly Building Room 3.03
	Inge Kaul (United Nations, Office of Development Studies) “What is new about ‘The New Public Finance’?”



19.30	Conference Dinner	Imperial Hotel, South Mall, Cork.

Sunday, 24^th September 2006



9.00 – 10.45	Parallel Sessions IV (5 tracks)	O’Rahilly Building

10.45 – 11.00	Coffee	O’Rahilly Building - 1^st floor foyer

11.00 – 12.45	Parallel Sessions V (5 tracks)	O’Rahilly Building

12.45 – 13.00	2007 AC Venue Presentation (by Chris Richter)	O’Rahilly Building Room 3.03
	and Farewell by Board of INFER


	Walking Trip of Cork City (about 1 hour)	Meet at Tourist Office, Grand Parade, Cork.
Afternoon Social Events	Or
	Bus Trip to Kinsale (about 4 - 5 hours)	Bus to collect outside UCC gates and Imperial Hotel (conference hotel)

The Annual Conference will be held at University College Cork, Cork City, Ireland. A port city of trade and commerce, Cork City is a major regional cultural centre with a deeply embedded artistic community. Galleries and arts centres, concert halls and cinemas, pubs and restaurants, all are available and eager to host the stranger and the returning friend. Cork is Ireland’s second largest city and was chosen as European Capital of Culture 2005.

University College Cork (UCC) is a dynamic university of over 14,500 students, which includes over 1,000 international students representing 60-plus countries worldwide. UCC is Ireland 's leading research institute with the highest research income in the country. The University's internal research reputation spans all of its faculties where it offers over 120 degree and professional programmes through seven schools and 27 departments.

To register for the Annual Conference, please fill in the registration form and mail or fax it to the INFER office address given on the form.

The registration fee is EUR 60,00 for private INFER members, EUR 120,00 for institutional INFER members and EUR 240,00 for all others (the annual fee for private members is EUR 25,00).The registration fee includes:

All other activities like the bus trip to Kinsale will be charged with a small extra fee (see registration form).

Accommodation

A wide range of accommodation is available in Cork to suit all budgets. The conference will be held at University College Cork, which is a 10 minute walk from the city centre.

INFER has arranged a special conference rate at the Imperial hotel in the city centre. A room rate of €125 including breakfast, is available. Contact Lorna Collins directly at the Imperial Hotel (lcollins@imperialhotelcork.ie). Make sure you mention you are with the ‘INFER International Conference at UCC’ when booking and you should book within the next couple of weeks to secure your booking. Booking will be taken on a first come first served basis. Other types of accommodation are also available and these should also be booked early:

Type	Name	Web Address
Hostel	Cork Int. Hostel*	www.gulliver.ie/corkkerry/avlCheckPrem.asp?PremisesCode=YHS09728

Hotels	Imperial Hotel (Conference Hotel)	Email lcollins@imperialhotelcork.ie for special conference rate. www.flynnhotels.com/Imperial_Hotel/index.html

3 star	Isaacs Hotel	www.isaacs.ie/hotel_isaacs_cork/index.htm
	Jurys Inn	www.jurysdoyle.com/index.php?hotel_pid=21453
	Metropole Hotel	www.gresham-hotels.com/htm/metropole_i.htm

4 star	Clarion Hotel	www.clarionhotelcorkcity.com
	Kingsley Hotel*	www.kingsleyhotel.com
	Lancaster Lodge*	www.lancasterlodge.com

5 star	Hayfield Manor*	www.hayfieldmanor.ie

Guesthouses	Abbeypoint B&B	www.abbeypoint.com
All close to	Achill House	www.achillhouse.com
University	Acton Lodge	www.actonlodge.com
	Blue Dolphin House	www.bluedolphin.ie
	Crawford House	www.goireland.com
	Eagle Lodge	www.goireland.com
	Fernroyd House	www.fernroydhouse.com
	Garnish House	www.garnish.ie
	Killarney House	www.goireland.com
	Lisadell House B&B	www.lisadellhouse.com
	Redclyffe	www.redclyffe.com
	Rose Lodge	www.roselodge.net/index.html

Some of these guesthouses can be booked online through: http://www.goireland.com. Go to Cork on the map and click on Cork City Centre. The Accommodation link on the left hand side of the page will lead to some of these guesthouses.

Accommodation marked with * is in the vicinity of the University. All other accommodation is in the City Centre, and is between 10 to 20 minutes walk away.

It is highly recommended that you book your air transport immediately as fares can rise sharply in a short space of time.

Cork Airport is served by 10 airlines offering direct flights to 35 destinations across Europe. Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) offer direct flights from Dublin, Liverpool, London Gatwick and London Stansted, while Aer Lingus (www.aerlingus.com), the Irish national airline, fly direct from Amsterdam, Alicante, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, London Heathrow, Madrid, Malaga, Nice, Paris, Prague, Rome and Warsaw.

Other direct routes include; Belfast, Bristol, Budapest, Cardiff, Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Katowice, Leeds Bradford, Lorient, Manchester, Nantes, Newcastle and Southampton

Where there is no direct flight to Cork, the best airport to travel via are Dublin (Ryanair and Aer Lingus) and London (Ryanair via Stansted and Aer Lingus via Heathrow).

Taxis from the airport cost about €10, and there is an airport bus to the city centre every half hour during the day. All major car rental companies have desks at the airport.

For a complete list of destinations and links to airline websites see www.corkairport.com and click on ‘Direct Destinations’ on the left-hand side of the page.

Getting to University College Cork

University College Cork is located on Western Road, less than a mile from the city centre. Taxis are available from the airport, train and bus station and from the city centre. To travel by bus from the city centre to UCC, take bus No. 8 (marked 'Bish

Conference Objectives	Participants	Submission of Papers	Publication of Papers
Registration	Accommodation	Transport	Getting to UCC
Programme	Location	Organised Activities	Further Information