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2010-03-09

Upcoming Workshops

Call for Papers

International Workshop on
Negative Nominal Interest Rates: History and current proposals

16th of July, 2010, at the University of Muenster, Muenster (Westphalia), Germany
Organized by
INFER – International Network for Economic Research
CAWM – Centrum für angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung Münster (Centre for Applied Economic Research) 

This workshop provides an opportunity for all those interested in the subject of negative nominal interest rates to discuss their research and to exchange ideas. Researchers are invited to submit both empirical and theoretical papers that are broadly consistent with the workshop’s special topic.

The workshop is open to anybody involved in these research areas, including both young and experienced researchers, Ph.D. students, post-doctoral researchers, and professionals from business, government and non-governmental institutions. A selection of papers will be published in a workshop volume and/or a special issue in one of INFER’s co-operating journals.

Paper Submission
We welcome any historical, theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented papers that deal with negative interest rates and their implications. Abstracts (of no more than 200 words) and papers should be submitted electronically (word doc or pdf format) NLT
31st of May, 2010
at the following email address:
infer@insiwo.de
The front page should indicate the authors’ full name, affiliation, address, phone/fax, and e-mail for correspondence and JEL classification. Abstracts and papers must be in English. Papers should not exceed 25 pages (A4 or letter) including all references, tables, etc.
Authors are allowed to submit more than one paper. All submitted papers will be peer reviewed according to a high-quality and fast referee process. Within two weeks after submission, but not later that 15th of June 2010, you will receive an e-mail indicating whether your paper is accepted for presentation during the workshop or not.
Paper presenters are expected to discuss one other paper during the workshop. The discussant assignments will be made by the workshop organizers at a later date. As the workshop intends to build a network in this research area, participation is welcome even without paper contributions.

Registration and Registration Fee
The registration fee for presenting and non-presenting participants will be:
• INFER members/institutional members: 60 EUR
• Non-members: 120 EUR
Please note: the annual membership fee for private INFER members is 25 EUR only (institutional INFER members 200 EUR). You are invited to become a member!

The registration fee includes all lunches, drinks etc. during the workshop. It doesn’t include travel and accommodation expenses. All workshop participants have to register for the workshop. Please note that paper submission is not regarded as a registration.

Please register on the INFER website (www.infer-research.net). Payment can be done via PayPal on the website. Note that you can use the same website to become an INFER member. You will also receive a confirmation email

Deadline for registration and payment: 15th of July, 2010.
In case of registrations after 15th of July, the fees will be increased by 50%.

Location
The workshop will be held at the
CAWM (Centrum für angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung)
University of Muenster,
Am Stadtgraben 9,
48143 Münster, Germany.

The conference will be held at the University of Muenster, Germany. Münster is a city full of history and full of stories; it is a city which has remained young at heart for more than 1200 years. High-tech and traditional trade, baroque noble residences and modern architecture, a historic city centre and progressive urban development are not opposites in Münster, but merely features of a lively city more than half of whose inhabitants are younger than 30 years of age. As the so-called "desktop" of Westphalia, Münster is an important location for the coordination of business, administration, science, culture and the social life of the region.

Further information
Questions about local organization issues may be directed to the local conference organizers
• Cordelius Ilgmann: infer@insiwo.de
• Ulrich van Suntum: vansuntum@insiwo.de
Questions about INFER may be directed to the INFER Board through:
info@infer.info


2010-02-02

INFER Working Papers

Recent Publications


2010-01-19

INFER Working Papers are registered with RePEc

INFER Working Papers can now be added to your research profile

For everybody who is registered with RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) this is good news. The heart of the RePEc is a decentralized database of working papers, journal articles and software components. All RePEc material is freely available. Registration with RePEc is free and it provides every user with regular updates on its research impact.

Since INFER is a research network it is vital not only to get our research out, but also to find out about the impact our research has. Hence, the INFER working papers can now be added to your research profile adding to your research impact. This makes our working paper series even more attractive for our members. 

For more information on RePEc please visit www.repec.org.