Posted 5/7/09
CALL FOR PAPERS
2009 NEUDC CONFERENCE
Tufts University, Medford, MA
November 7-8, 2009
The 2009 Northeast Universities Development Consortium
(NEUDC) Conference is a major forum in development
economics. NEUDC has organized annual conferences in
development economics since 1967. The location and
sponsorship of the annual NEUDC conference usually rotates
among the organizing institutions: Boston University, Brown
University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Tufts
University, Williams College and Yale University. The 2009
Conference will be hosted by Tufts University's Department
of Economics and will be held entirely in the Cabot
Intercultural Center at Tufts University. Cabot is located
at 170 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA 02155.
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 3: Paper Submission Deadline
Late September: Acceptance/Rejection Notification
October 7: Early Registration Deadline
October 16: Final Drafts Due
October 30: Presentations Due
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Submissions can be processed electronically by registering
through Tufts University NEUDC 2009 website at:
http://ase.tufts.edu/econ/events/neudcConference.asp
We welcome all papers that investigate topics in economic
development. There will roughly be 26 sessions and we
anticipate a total of 104 papers being presented.
Only full drafts of papers will be considered. Please
submit a paper with an abstract not exceeding 300 words for
the August 3rd deadline. The abstract should include JEL
codes. The final and complete version of all accepted
papers must be received by October 16th. To ensure that all
fonts, symbols, and equations appear the way they were
originally typed, please submit your document in PDF
format.
PAPERS ACCEPTED AS POSTERS:
There will be space to display 20 posters during the
conference dinner. In deciding whether to accept a
submission as a conference paper or a poster, the selection
committee will consider whether (i) the paper works well as
a poster (its results that can be conveyed with a few
striking graphs, figures, or tables) and (ii) the paper is
too short for a full presentation. The committee will also
reserve poster slots for papers that could not fit into
conference sessions because of constraints of time.
PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS:
Presenters should create presentations that can be
displayed using a computer since other modes of presenting
material, such as overhead projectors, will not be
available. Again, to ensure that all fonts, symbols, and
equations appear the way they were originally typed, please
submit your document in PDF format. Although all conference
computers will carry Microsoft's Power Point software,
certain fonts may not be displayed as they were intended if
the presentation was created using a different version of
the software.
Presenters and discussants must submit their presentations
electronically before October 30th. Participants are
strongly encouraged to bring a back up on a USB stick to
the conference. Please use the following naming convention
when submitting your presentations and discussions in
advance:
X_PRESENT_Y.pdf or X_DISCUSS_Y.pdf
where X is your session number and Y is your last name.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Questions or for further information see our website at:
http://ase.tufts.edu/econ/events/neudcConference.asp
or contact us at:
Email: MAILTO:neudc09@tufts.edu