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3rd International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications

3rd International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications – 4-7 august 2008, athens, greece – Call for papers and participation

The Economics Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) will hold its 3rd International Symposium in Athens, Greece, August 4-7, 2008. There are two types of registration fees. First, a simple registration fee of 250 euro, covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. Second, a full registration fee of 450 euro, covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference material, a Greek night of entertainment, a dinner, a half-day tour to archaeological site in the Prefecture of Attica and a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate.
Papers (in English) from all areas of Economics are welcome. Sessions will be organized along the lines of the Journal of Economic Literature Classification Index:
· General Economics and Teaching,
· Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology,
· Mathematical and Quantitative Methods,
· Welfare Economics,
· Microeconomics,
· Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics,
· International Economics,
· Financial Economics,
· Public Economics,
· Health, Education and Welfare,
· Labour and Demographic Economics,
· Law and Economics,
· Industrial Organization,
· Business Administration & Business Economics – Marketing – Accounting,
· Economic History,
· Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth,
· Economic Systems,
· Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics,
· Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics,
· Cultural Economics.
Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of Conference Proceedings or thematic books. Papers to be included are blindly peer reviewed.
If you think you can contribute, please send an abstract of about 300 words, via email, before January 7th, 2008 to: Dr. John Roufagalas, Professor, Radford University, USA & Academic Member, ATINER, 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece. Tel.: + 30 210 363-4210 Fax: + 30 210 384-7734 Email: atiner@atiner.gr. URL: www.atiner.gr/docs/Economics.htm
Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name(s), First Name(s), Affiliation (Institution), Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords (or JEL Index Numbers) that best describe the subject of your submission.
If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, gtp@atiner.gr Director, ATINER.