Announcement: THE ECONOMICS AND LAW OF THE ENTREPRENEUR

                 Northwestern University School of Law
         Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth

                            CALL FOR PAPERS

              "THE ECONOMICS AND LAW OF THE ENTREPRENEUR"

               Wednesday, June 18th - Thursday, June 19th


      The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
      is issuing a call for original research papers to be
      presented at a Research Symposium on The Economics and Law
      of the Entrepreneur at Northwestern University School of
      Law. The Symposium will run from 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday,
      June 18th to 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 19th, 2008.

      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 SUBMISSION/REGISTRATION:

      Authors should submit their papers at:

      Email:       MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu

      Potential attendees should indicate their interest in
      receiving an invitation at:

      Email:       MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu

      The conference is organized in cooperation with the Journal
      of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS). JEMS will
      publish a special issue on the economies of the
      entrepreneur. Authors can submit their work either to the
      conference, or to JEMS, or to both. Authors are free to
      publish their work in other venues (with appropriate
      acknowledgement of the Searle Center).

      Authors will receive an honorarium of $1,500 to cover
      reasonable transportation expenses. The Searle Center will
      make hotel reservations and pay for rooms for the night of
      Thursday, June 18th. Discussants will receive an
      honorarium of $500 to cover reasonable transportation
      expenses. We will also provide hotel reservations for the
      discussants.

      The conference is organized by Professor Daniel F. Spulber,
      Research Director, Searle Center Research Project on
      Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Growth.


      REVIEW PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE:

      Conference Papers Submission Deadline:  Papers for the
      conference should be submitted to:

      Email:       MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu

      by Monday, April 21st, 2008.

      Notification Deadline:  Authors will be notified of
      decisions by May 1, 2008.

      Honoraria will be paid to conference presenters upon
      submission of a revised paper that the author is willing to
      put on the Searle Center website.

      Potential attendees, potential discussants, or panel
      members should send a message indicating their interest to:

      Email:       MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu

      by Monday, April 21st, 2008.

      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


      THE SEARLE CENTER ON LAW, REGULATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH:

      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
Posted 3/20/08