ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS

You are invited to share your research and to learn about the work being done by other macroeconomists at liberal arts colleges. The primary goals of this workshop are:

1) to create an open forum that allows macroeconomists at liberal arts colleges to expose their work to a group of their peers and gain valuable feedback; and,

2) to build a network of colleagues with whom to share ideas and collaborate on research projects.

This workshop is being supported by funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

We invite faculty to submit paper proposals in the fields of:

• Macroeconomics
• Monetary economics
• Fiscal policy
• Open-economy macro
• Growth
• International finance

Submissions from junior faculty are particularly encouraged. There will also be an evening panel discussion on August 5th..

If you are interested in submitting a paper to present, please send the following information (in MS Word or PDF format) to la-macro@drew.edu:

• the title of your paper
• an abstract (approximately one page)
• the name, affiliation, and contact information of the author(s) and
• fields (from the list above) for which you would be willing to act as a discussant

Submission deadline is May 1st.

Authors will be notified of acceptance by May15th. Final drafts are due July 25th and will be posted on the workshop website in advance of the workshop.

If you would like to serve as a discussant, please send the following information by May 15th:

• the name, affiliation, and contact information of the author(s) and
• fields (from the list above) for which you would be willing to act as a discussant

Paper discussants will be selected from institutions other than the author’s to facilitate intercollegiate contacts. We also welcome those who would like to attend the workshop but not present or discuss a paper. Please notify us by July 3rd if you plan to attend the conference.

Travel Plans and Expenses

There are no registration fees. NSF funding enables us to provide accommodation at a hotel in Madison, NJ for one night for workshop participants. (If you wish to stay an additional night at your own expense, please let us know as we may be able to get you a conference rate.)

Other expenses associated with the workshop, including the meals listed on the workshop schedule, will be covered by the NSF and Drew University. However, participants are responsible for their own travel expenses.

For those of you who are flying, the closest airport is Newark International airport, approximately 25 minutes southeast of Madison. Further directions to Drew can be found here.

If you have questions, please contact one of the organizers listed below or send email to la-macro@drew.edu. Further information relating the workshop will be posted on this website as it becomes available.

We look forward to seeing you in August!

Workshop Organizers

Roisin O’Sullivan, Smith College (rosulliv@email.smith.edu)

Ann Owen, Hamilton College (aowen@hamilton.edu)

Robert Rebelein, Vassar College (rebelein@vassar.edu)

Nicole Simpson, Colgate University (nsimpson@mail.colgate.edu)

Marc Tomljanovich, Drew University (mtomljan@drew.edu)