Posted 10/15/09
CALL FOR PAPERS
SEARLE CENTER - THIRD ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON THE
ECONOMICS AND LAW OF THE ENTREPRENEUR
Northwestern School of Law
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Friday, June 18th, 2010
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
is issuing a call for original research papers to be
presented at the Third Annual Research Symposium on The
Economics and Law of the Entrepreneur at Northwestern
University School of Law. The Symposium will run from
approximately 12:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 to
3:00 PM on Friday, June 18th, 2010.
The goal of this Research Symposium is to provide a forum
where economists and legal scholars can gather together
with Northwestern's own distinguished faculty to present
and discuss high quality research relevant to the economics
and law of the entrepreneur.
PAPER SUBMISSIONS/PARTICIPATION:
Papers for the conference should be submitted to the
following email address:
Email: MAILTO:d-gundersen@law.northwestern.edu
Potential attendees should indicate their interest in
receiving an invitation at:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
Authors will receive an honorarium of $1,200 per paper to
cover reasonable transportation expenses. Government
employees and non-US residents may be reimbursed for travel
expenses up to the honorarium amount. Authors are expected
to attend and participate in the full duration of the
symposium. If more than one author attends the symposium,
the honorarium or travel reimbursement will be divided
equally between the attending authors.
The Searle Center will make hotel reservations and pay for
rooms for authors and discussants for the night of
Thursday, June 17th.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
The conference is organized by:
- Dan Spulber, Research Director, Searle Center Research
Project on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Growth
- Henry N. Butler, Executive Director, Searle Center on
Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth, Northwestern
University School of Law
REVIEW PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE:
Conference Papers Submission Deadline:
Papers for the conference should be submitted to the
following email address:
Email: MAILTO:d-gundersen@law.northwestern.edu
by February 20, 2010.
Notification Deadline:
Authors will be notified of decisions by March 5, 2010.
Potential attendees or panel members should send a message
indicating their interest to:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
by April 15, 2010.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
The conference is organized in cooperation with the Journal
of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS), which is edited
by Dan Spulber. JEMS encourages submissions on the
economics of the entrepreneur. Submissions are independent
of the conference. Authors are free to publish their work
in other venues (with appropriate acknowledgement of the
Searle Center). To submit to the Journal of Economics &
Management Strategy, send the paper in pdf form to:
CONTACT: Alice Schaller
Email: MAILTO:editjems@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Papers prepared for the Research Symposium on The Economics
and Law of the Entrepreneur will be permanently hosted on
the Searle Center website:
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter
ABOUT THE SEARLE CENTER:
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
at Northwestern University School of Law was established in
2006 to research how government regulation and
interpretation of laws and regulations by the courts affect
business and economic growth. Information on the Searle
Center's activities may be found at:
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter