CALL FOR PAPERS


           12TH ZEW SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG ECONOMISTS


                          June 14-17, 2010
                         Mannheim, Germany



     The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) is pleased
     to announce its 12th Summer Workshop for Young Economists.
     The general topic of this workshop is "Expectations and
     Expectation Formation in Financial Markets." The workshop
     provides a forum for discussions between young talented
     researchers and distinguished experts in their field of
     research. The programme will consist of lectures by
     experienced researchers and presentations by young
     scholars. We invite submissions of theoretical and
     empirical papers.



     TOPICS:


     Papers could, for example, address topics such as:


     - The Role of Expectations in the Current Financial Market
       Crisis
     - Learning Behaviour of Financial Market Agents
     - Herding in Financial Markets
     - Optimal Expectations
     - Sources and Consequences of Heterogeneous Expectations
     - Heterogeneous Expectations and Forecast Uncertainty
     - Econometrics of Survey Data (on Expectations)
     - Expectation-based Forecasting and Performance Evaluation



     LECTURERS:


     Christian Gollier, University of Toulouse I, France
     Kajal Lahiri, University at Albany, State University of
     New York, USA
     Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark



     PARTICIPANTS:


     The workshop is targeted at PhD students and post-
     doctorates within three years after completion of their
     thesis.



     APPLICATIONS/PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:


     Please submit your paper and curriculum vitae (particularly
     outlining your research) to:


     Email:         MAILTO:summer-finance@zew.de


     Electronic submission is encouraged. Participants may apply
     to the ZEW for financial assistance for travel and
     accommodation.


     Deadline for submissions: February 22, 2010



     HEINZ-KONIG-YOUNG-SCHOLAR-AWARD:


     The Heinz-Konig-Young-Scholar-Award is given to a scholar
     under 35 years of age for the most outstanding paper
     presented at the ZEW Summer Workshop. This year's award is
     funded by the Deutsche Telekom AG. It consists of a prize
     of 5,000 Euro and, in addition, a three months residential
     fellowship at the ZEW. There will be an award ceremony
     during a formal dinner at the end of the workshop.


     The prize is named after the ZEW's founding research
     director, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heinz Konig, who strongly
     shaped the ZEW's scientific achievements.


     Internet:  http://www.zew.de/summer-finance2010

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Posted 11/6/09