CALL FOR PAPERS Arnoldshain Seminar XI

CALL FOR PAPERS

Arnoldshain Seminar XI

“Migration, Development, and Demographic Change – 

Problems, Consequences, Solutions”

June 25 – 28, 2013, University of Antwerp, Belgium

OVERVIEW

This four-day conference, organized by the Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB) at the University of Antwerp, will bring together researchers interested in the following subjects:

• International Migration and Local Development
• Demography
• Integration and Trade
• Income Distribution and Inequality
• Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development
• Economic Growth and the Impact of Shocks
• Other development-related topics
• Comparative research

Previous Seminars (cf. the history at http://www.isces.net/) have attracted speakers from different countries. We welcome academics, policy-makers, and – in particular – young researchers.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• Germán Calfat, IOB, University of Antwerp, Belgium
• Danny Cassimon, IOB, University of Antwerp, Belgium
• Guido Erreygers, Department of Economics, University of Antwerp, Belgium
• Basilia Aguirre, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
• Pedro Moncarz, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
• Ángel Enrique Neder, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
• Stephan Klasen, CRC, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
• Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann, CRC, Georg-August- Universität Göttingen, Germany
• Marcel Vaillant, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
• Adriana Peluffo, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
• Gabriele Tondl, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
• Roland Eisen, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Germany

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Submissions (extended abstracts up to 1.500 words or full papers) should be in English and include title, keywords, JEL classification, author(s)’ full name(s), affiliation, address, email, fax and phone of the (responsible) author.

Several papers may be submitted.

Submissions (in pdf file format only) must be made by email only to arno11@isces.net and via our website http://www.isces.net/.

Please, submit your abstract or paper via email and via the web site!

DEADLINES

Submission of papers or extended abstracts: MARCH 4, 2013 
Notification of acceptance: APRIL 15, 2013 
Submission of final papers and registration: MAY 20, 2013 

The organizers will invite participating authors to be discussants of a paper.

FUNDING

Subject to the approval of subsidies by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR), limited funds will be available to cover for travel to Antwerp and local accommodation costs for presenters of selected papers that are nationals of countries on the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGD) list (see http://www.vliruos.be/index.php?navid=640&language=EN&throughadmin=1#anchor2130). If you would like to apply for such financial assistance, please indicate this before MARCH 4, 2013 (along with submission of the paper).

There will also be a Best Paper Award for a paper of a young researcher (author and co-authors up to and including 35 years of age). The decision will be made by the Scientific Committee after the presentations.

CONTACT

Organizers of the 11th Arnoldshain Seminar:

Professor Germán Calfat, IOB, University of Antwerp
Professor Danny Cassimon, IOB, University of Antwerp
Alexander Elsas, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (elsas@wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de).

We hope to welcome you at the University of Antwerp in June 2013!