IFABS 2013 - 5th International Conference on "The Search for Financial Stability: Models, Policies and Prospects"

East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 26-28 June, 2013 with special issue in Journal of Banking and Finance

http://www.ifabsconference.com

Dear Colleagues,

The International Finance and Banking Society is hosting the 5th IFABS Conference, in collaboration with the University of Leicester, the University of Cambridge and the University of Warwick in association with the Journal of Banking and Finance, in the historical city of Nottingham, on 26-28 June, 2013.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Professor Lord May of Oxford OM AC Kt FRS, University of Oxford
Dr Alexandros Vardoulakis, European Central Bank and Banque de France
Martin Brooke, Head of International Finance Division, Bank of England

WILLIAM F. SHARPE BEST PAPER AWARD: The best paper drawn from the papers presented at the IFABS 2013 Conference will be presented in the name of "William F. Sharpe Best Paper Award". This is in recognition of the outstanding contributions of Professor William F Sharpe, the winner of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, to the field of economics and finance over 50 years. The prize includes an honorarium award.

IFABS BEST DOCTORAL PAPER AWARD: IFABS Best Doctoral Paper Award will be given to the best paper written by a PhD student. The prize includes an honorarium award.

SPECIAL SESSIONS: The Conference chairs welcome proposals for special sessions, roundtables and panel discussions. At IFABS 2012, special topical sessions were organised by fellow colleagues from the Bank of England, Federal Reserve Board, Bank of France, Bank of Spain, Lancaster University's GOLCER and University of Bangor.
If you would like to organize any special session/roundtable/panel session, please email your proposal to IFABS2013@le.ac.uk by 15th March, 2013.

KEY DATES:
Deadline for Abstract/Paper Submission: 15 March 2013
Notification of Acceptance: 15 April 2013
Authors' Registration Deadline (for inclusion in the Conference Programme): 30 April 2013
Early Registration Deadline: 30 April 2013
Submissions to JBF (for the accepted papers only): 15 June-15 July 2013

FURTHER INFORMATION: For additional information, please consult our website on http://www.ifabsconference.com

With our very best wishes,

IFABS 2013 Conference Chairs:
Meryem Duygun, University of Leicester
Ingmar Nolte, University of Warwick
Filipa Sa, University of Cambridge