Call for Papers: ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS SOLICITED IN THE FIELD OF MONEY, FINANCE AND BANKING

                         CALL FOR PAPERS

                    FONDATION BANQUE DE FRANCE

        ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS SOLICITED IN THE FIELD
                   OF MONEY, FINANCE AND BANKING


     Fondation Banque de France pour la recherche is pleased to
     announce its new call for proposals. The objective is to
     solicit academic research projects conducive to topical
     papers in the field of Money, Finance and Banking. The
     researchers will be asked to acknowledge Fondation Banque
     de France and to present their work at a conference
     organized by Fondation Banque de France.

     The total amount earmarked for the call is 150,000 euros.
     Up to five grants will be awarded for proposals that may
     take one year through eighteen months. We would be very
     pleased if you or other researchers in your team would
     consider participating in our program.


     TOPICS:

     Topics of interest include - but are not limited to -
     policy-relevant work on Money, Finance and Banking such as:

     Monetary Policy & Prices
     - Monetary policy under imperfect knowledge
     - Monetary policy and financial system stability
     - Monetary policy and globalization

     Financial Stability
     - Financial market disruptions
     - Interbank and other financial linkages
     - Bank competition and regulation

     International Macro and Globalization
     - Financial integration
     - Global imbalances
     - Macroeconomic policies and growth


     PROPOSAL DETAILS:

     Projects should aim to produce a single paper suitable for
     submission to a major journal. The Foundation's Scientific
     Committee and the Board will pre-select up to ten projects
     by mid-February 2008. The selected proposals will have an
     additional three-month period before being presented at an
     internal meeting attended by the Scientific Committee in
     May 2008 (possibly using video conference). Results will
     be announced in July 2008.

     The above-mentioned pre-selection by the Scientific
     Committee is based on the following criteria, receiving
     equal weight on a 1-3 scale.

     1. Is the research agenda clear?
     2. Is it policy-relevant?
     3. Is it realistically feasible?
     4. Is it innovative? (e.g., through use of European data)
     5. Is it an international joint venture? (Mixed teams
        involving French researchers will get maximum grade)
     6. What are the team's credentials with regard to the
        subject proposed?


     PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

     Proposals should be submitted electronically to:

     Email:       MAILTO:fondation.rech@banque-france.fr

     by December 7, 2007 using the [Submission form]. Further
     details about the procedure can be found in the document
     titled (Awarding of Research Grants).
Posted 10/28/07