CALL FOR PAPERS 2010


                        KLAUS LIEBSCHER AWARD


     FOR SCIENTIFIC WORK ON EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION AND EUROPEAN
                         INTEGRATION ISSUES


              BY YOUNG ECONOMISTS FROM EU MEMBER STATES
                      AND EU CANDIDATE COUNTRIES


                       Vienna, September 2009



     On the occasion of the 65th birthday of former OeNB-
     Governor Klaus Liebscher, and in recognition of his
     commitment to Austria's participation in Economic and
     Monetary Union (EMU) and to the cause of European
     integration, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
     established the Klaus Liebscher Award in 2005. This award
     is offered every year for two outstanding (policy-oriented)
     scientific papers on Economic and Monetary Union and
     European integration issues written by young economists (up
     to 35 years) from EU Member States or EU candidate
     countries. All authors of coauthored papers must fulfill
     all conditions for participation. The award grants EUR
     10,000 per paper, and is announced at the OeNB's annual
     Economic Conference. The winners are expected to present
     their main findings at this conference.



     PAPER SUBMISSION QUALIFICATIONS:


     To qualify for competition, papers must be written in
     English or German and must be submitted to the
     Oesterreichische Nationalbank by January 15, 2010, at the
     latest. The chair of the panel of reviewers is Ewald
     Nowotny, Governor of the OeNB.



     PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:


     Papers shall be e-mailed to


     CONTACT:       The Head of Economic Studies
                    The Oesterreichische Nationalbank
                    Martin Summer
     Email:         MAILTO:martin.summer@oenb.at
     cc:            MAILTO:beate.hofbauer@oenb.at


     and shall be identified as applications with the reference
     "Klaus Liebscher Award 2010" in the subject line.



     FURTHER INFORMATION:


     For further information, please contact:


     CONTACT:       The Head of Economic Studies
                    The Oesterreichische National Bank
                    Martin Summer
     Tel:           (+43-1) 40420 7200
     Email:         MAILTO:martin.summer@oenb.at


     For details on the conditions for participation please
     consult the OeNB web page at


http://www.oenb.at/en/ueber_die_oenb/foerderung/stipendien/liebscher/klaus_liebscher_award.jsp




Posted 10/2/09