Call for Papers: 4TH ANNUAL CENTRAL BANK WORKSHOP ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF FINANCIAL MARKETS

                            CALL FOR PAPERS

                4TH ANNUAL CENTRAL BANK WORKSHOP ON THE
                  MICROSTRUCTURE OF FINANCIAL MARKETS

                 Bank for International Settlements and
               Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research,
                               Hong Kong

                      18th - 19th September, 2008

              http://www.hkimr.org/conferences_coming.asp


      The Bank for International Settlements and the Hong Kong
      Institute for Monetary Research of the Hong Kong Monetary
      Authority are jointly organizing a two-day workshop on the
      microstructure of financial markets on September 18th-19th,
      2008 in Hong Kong. This initiative aims at repeating the
      success of similar events which took place in Oslo (2005),
      Ottawa (2006) and Budapest (2007). The workshop will
      provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners
      to discuss theoretical and empirical issues regarding the
      microstructure of financial markets and for researchers
      studying different financial markets to interact.


      SPEAKERS:

      The keynote speakers of the event will be:
      Professor Kalok Chan (Hong Kong University of Science and
      Technology)
      Professor Michael Melvin (Barclays Global Investors).

      The programs of the previous workshops can be accessed at
      the following websites:

      http://www.norges-bank.no/Pages/Article____12303.aspx
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/conference_papers/norgesbank/papers.html
      http://english.mnb.hu/micro2007


      PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

      The organizers encourage the submission of papers related
      to the microstructure of equity, fixed income and foreign
      exchange markets. Papers on the microstructure of emerging
      markets are especially welcome. Interested authors should
      send a draft of a completed paper in electronic form to:

      Email:         MAILTO:hkimr@hkma.gov.hk

      The deadline for submission is April 25th, 2008. Papers
      will be selected by the organizing committee. Authors of
      accepted papers will be notified by the end of June 2008.

      There is no conference fee. Authors of accepted papers will
      be offered accommodation for the duration of the workshop
      and US$500 as a contribution to their travel expenses. For
      papers with multiple authors accommodation and
      reimbursement will be paid to the presenting author.


      ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

      Martin Evans (Georgetown University);
      Michael Fleming (Federal Reserve Bank of New York);
      Thierry Foucault (HEC Paris);
      Ingrid Lo (Bank of Canada);
      Bernt A. Odegaard (Norwegian School of Management);
      Christine Parlour (UC Berkeley);
      Eli Remolona (BIS);
      Dagfinn Rime (Norges Bank);
      Giorgio Valente (University of Leicester).
Posted 3/21/08