Posted 3/20/08
Northwestern University School of Law
Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth
CALL FOR PAPERS
"ANTITRUST ECONOMICS AND COMPETITION POLICY"
September 26th & 27th, 2008
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 Antitrust Economics
and Competition Policy at Northwestern University School of
Law. The Symposium will run from 9:00 AM on Friday,
September 26th to 12:30 PM on Saturday, September 27th.
The Symposium is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study
of Industrial Organization at Northwestern University.
The goal of this Research Symposium is to provide a forum
where leading scholars from across the country can gather
together with Northwestern's own distinguished faculty to
present and discuss high quality research relevant to
antitrust economics and competition policy. Both
theoretical and empirical submissions are welcome. Papers
in industrial organization or applied microeconomic theory
that address issues relevant to antitrust policy are
welcome even if they do not directly focus on particular
antitrust policy issues or institutions. We hope to
involve leading thinkers from the government, non-profit,
and private sector, as well as leading academics from
economics departments, business schools, law schools and
public policy schools. While most of the conference will be
devoted to presentation and discussion of original academic
research, we also expect to schedule a small number of
panels on important current topics or policy issues. If
you have questions about the appropriateness of your paper
for the symposium, or suggestions for panel subjects,
please contact:
CONTACT: Professor William Rogerson
Research Director
Searle Center Research Project on Competition
Antitrust and Regulation
Email: MAILTO:wrogerson@northwestern.edu
There will be a reception, dinner and program on Friday
evening.
Presenters will receive an honorarium of $1,000 to cover
reasonable transportation expenses. The Searle Center will
make hotel reservations and pay for rooms on Thursday and
Friday.
Papers prepared for the Research Symposium on "Antitrust
Economics and Competition Policy" will be permanently
hosted on the Searle Center website:
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter
Authors will be free to publish their work in other venues.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE:
All submissions should include an abstract (300 words
maximum). If a draft of the paper is currently available,
please send it.
Submission Deadline: Submissions should be sent to:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
by April 15, 2008.
Notification Deadline: Submissions will be reviewed by a
three-member committee. Authors will be notified of the
committee's decisions by May 15, 2008.
Discussion Draft Deadline: Papers suitable for
distribution to discussants and other conference
participants must be received by September 1, 2008.
Revision Deadline: November 1, 2008. Upon revision in
response to comments received at the symposium, papers will
be permanently hosted on the Searle Center website.
Potential discussants or panel members should send a
message indicating their interest to:
Email: MAILTO:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu
by April 15, 2008.
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
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