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2008 HKEA Fifth Biennial Conference -- call for paper

The Hong Kong Economic Association has been hosting its biennial conferences in Hong Kong since 2000. Each time we had world class scholars including Nobel Laureates in Economics and prominent leaders including the Financial Secretary and the Secretary for Financial Services to serve as keynote speakers. Each time it is well attended, with participants coming from countries across the world. The success of this event has been made possible by the united effort of all seven universities in Hong Kong.

This year we are co-organizing the biennial event with the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) in Chengdu. The conference will be held in Chengdu during December 14-16, 2008. December 14 will be the day of arrival and check-in etc., and December 15-16 will be two full days of conference. We have already successfully invited, as keynote speakers, Prof. James Mirrlees, the 1996 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, Prof. Michael Greenstone of MIT and Editor of Review of Economics and Statistics, Prof. Derek Neal of the University of Chicago and Editor of Journal of Political Economy, Prof. Andrea Prat of LSE and Managing Editor of Review of Economic Studies, Prof. Mark Rosenzweig of Yale University and Editor-in-chief of Journal of Development Economics, and Prof. Chris Taber of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Editor-in-chief of Journal of Labor Economics, We are in the process of inviting more keynote speakers.

Chengdu is the capital city of Sichuan Province. The city and its adjacent areas are famous for its natural beauty and long history. Among the 20+ universities specializing in economics and finance in China, SWUFE is the largest (20K students) and one of the best.

Here is a website about the city of Chengdu, one of the best cities in China:

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/chengdu.htm

Paper or abstract submission should be made before September 10, 2008. Preference will be given to completed papers. We welcome papers in all fields of economics.

Acceptance decision will be made by September 20, 2008.

Registration should be made by October 5, 2008.

For paper (abstract) submission and inquiry, please write to

HKEA_conference@econ.cuhk.edu.hk

The submission should include a one-page abstract (or full paper) with JEL numbers, key words, phone and fax numbers, and an email address.

Further information about the conference (paper submission, registration and hotel etc) will be updated from time to time in the HKEA website (http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/eco/hkea/)

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GENERAL INFORMATION

The Hong Kong Economic Association is intended to be a channel through which economists, business executives, government officials, as well as others interested in the working of the economy come together and share views and insights on economic issues of common concern and thus extend the frontiers of economic knowledge.

The Association is a fully accredited member of the International Economic Association in Paris.

The Association welcomes anyone, local or overseas, who shares the same interest in furthering the above objectives to join as members.

Members can partcipate in the Association's academic, intellectual, and social functions at subsidized rates and will receive the Pacific Economic Review, published by Blackwell Publishers in the U.K. 3 times a year. Members are exempt from submission fees when submitting to the Pacific Economic Review .

ACTIVITIES

The activities of the Association include: -

lectures, seminars, and luncheon speeches by local and overseas experts.
forums on topical subjects
conferences
social activities such as dinners and cocktail parties
publication of the Pacific Economic Review (formerly the Hong Kong Economic Papers).

The Pacific Economic Review has a strong international editorial board and is committed to a double blind refereeing process to ensure high quality in published papers. Its operation is supervised by a Steering Committee comprising representatives from all seven tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, including the:-

1. Chinese University of Hong Kong
2. City University of Hong Kong
3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University
4. Hong Kong Baptist University
5. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
6. Lingnan University
7. University of Hong Kong

MEMBERSHIP

The Association invites applications for membership from all who are interested in economic analysis and the economic problems of the world. Annual subscription rates are as follows:

Ordinary Member

HK$200 (for Hong Kong Members)
US$30 (for overseas Members)

Life Member

HK$2000 (for Hong Kong Members)
US$250 (for Overseas Members)

Collective Member

HK$600 (Hong Kong Members only)

Patron Member

HK$1600 (Hong Kong Members)
US$240 (for overseas Members)

Student Member

HK$100 (for Hong Kong Members)
US$15 (for overseas Student Members)

There is a one time entrance fee of HK$50 for Hong Kong members and US$10 for overseas members.