16th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMETRIC MODELLING IN AFRICA 13-15 JULY 2011

CALL FOR PAPERS

The sixteenth annual conference of the African Econometric Society (AES) will be held at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi, Kenya, for three days from 13th to 15th July, 2011.
 
Distinguished keynote speakers will address the AES 2011 conference participants, including:
 
Professor Jushan Bai
Professor of Economics at Columbia University. Previously taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston College, and New York University; was also a visiting professor at Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania, as well as a visiting scholar at the IMF.
 
Professor Nour Meddahi
Professor of Economics at Toulouse School of Economics; previously at Imperial College Business School, London and University of Montreal.
 
Professor Abhijit V. Banerjee
Currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Econometric Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CEPR research fellow, International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society.
 
Professor Kaddour Hadri
Kaddour Hadri is Professor of Economics at Queens University Management School and Research Director for Economics Analysis and Behaviour at Queens University, Belfast; has been Chairman of the Liverpool Economic and Statistical Society and currently elected President of the African Econometrics Society; is also Associate Editor of the Bulletin of Economic Research and member of the Board of Editors of The German Economic Review.
 
Submission Requirement
We invite abstracts of papers to be presented in the conference. Papers are expected to cover diverse fields in econometric theory as well as applied econometrics, economic modelling, economic analysis, and a large range of related topics in applied economics and statistics.
 
The abstracts submitted should be less than 700 words (approximately two pages). The submission should include title of the research paper, JEL classification numbers matching the research, the author(s) and corresponding author contact information (mailing address, phone, fax and email address). In the abstract, clearly describe the research questions being addressed, the methodology and expected results and conclusion. Abstracts must be prepared in standard MS word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. At least one author of an accepted paper must pay the registration fee and attend the conference. The abstract is due by March 31st 2011 and can be submitted electronically to aeske2011@ksms.or.ke. Authors will be notified on the status of their papers by 8th April 2011. Full-length papers for accepted abstracts are due by 3rd June, 2011.
 
Conference Fees
• US$ 120 for early registration, before May 14th, 2011
• US$ 150 for registration after May 14th, 2011
• Paper presenting graduate students will pay a special registration fee of US$ 25.
 
Grants will be availed to young African researchers who wish to present papers during the conference. The allocation of the grants will however be on a competitive basis and applications will be evaluated by a review committee. The grants will cover travel and accommodation expenses and selected applicants will be informed by end of March 2011. Applications for grants should be sent to aeske2011@ksms.or.ke by 18th February 2011 and should be accompanied by the applicant?s CV and detailed abstract.
 
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