New Perspectives on Consumer Behavior in Credit and Payments Markets
Call For Papers - Deadline June 15, 2017
A conference co-organized by the Payment Cards Center and the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 15, 2017
CONFERENCE DATES: September 7 - 8, 2017, in Philadelphia
The Payment Cards Center and the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia are co-organizing their ninth biennial conference focusing on new research in consumer credit and payments.
The landscape of household finance and consumer payments is evolving rapidly, and this conference seeks to capture the latest research. We encourage researchers to submit theoretical and empirical studies that reflect the entire range of approaches and methodologies. We also encourage submissions that address the design and efficacy of regulations for consumer credit and payment markets.
TOPICS: The following list of suggested topics is not intended to be exclusive:
Contractual and informational issues in consumer credit markets
Behavioral approaches to household financial decision-making
Mortgage default and foreclosure
Consumer credit default and bankruptcy
The design and regulation of payments networks
Regulation of consumer finance
Consumer credit and the real economy
The sources and implications of innovations in consumer credit and payments
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please e-mail an electronic copy (PDF only) of your paper to PHIL.CFI_2017@phil.frb.org by June 15, 2017.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The conference will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on September 7-8, 2017.
Accommodations and partial financial support for travel expenses will be provided to the presenting author of each paper accepted for the program.
If you have questions, please contact the conference organizers at PHIL.CFI_2017@phil.frb.org
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
Manuel Adelino, Duke University
Mitchell Berlin, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Ronel Elul, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Robert Hunt, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Slava Mikhed, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Posted: 1 Jun 2017