CALL FOR PAPERS
The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES) encourages submissions of abstracts and/or full text papers in the following topic areas.
ECONOMICS : IN GENERAL
General Economics
Economic Methodology
Schools of Economics
Household Behavior and Family Economics
Production and Organizations
Market Structure and Pricing
Welfare Economics
Public Finance
Public Economics
Public Choice
Law and Economics
Regulatory Economics
Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles
Economic Policy
International Finance
International Economics
Financial Economics
Corporate Finance and Governance
Labor Economics
Economic Development
Development Planning and Policy
Technological Change;
Measurement of Economic GrowthEconomic Systems
Comparative Economic Systems
Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists
Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
Relation of Economics to Social Values
Sociology of Economics
Etc.
FINANCE -IN GENERAL- THEMES
Entrepreneurship/Venture Capital
Financial Engineering & Derivatives
Emerging Markets
Banking & Financial Services
Country Risk/Debt Issues
Insurance/Reinsurance
Corporate Governance
Financial Crises
Currency Issues
Financial Information Technology & Systems (FITS),
Multinational Finance
Volatility Determination, Transmission & Risk Management
Asset Allocation/Country Mutual Funds/Hedge Funds/ETFs
Market Behavior Efficiency/Inefficiency
Working Capital & Treasury Management
Interest-Free Banking/Islamic Finance
Market Integration and Interest Rates
Accounting, Regulation & Taxation
Valuation/Pricing/EVA & MVA
Etc.
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS THEMES
· General Financial Markets
· Portfolio Choice
· Asset Pricing
· Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
· Information and Market Efficiency
· International Financial Markets
· Government Policy and Regulation
· Financial Institutions and Services
· Banks; Other Depository Institutions
· Mortgages
· Insurance; Insurance Companies
· Pension Funds;
· Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
· Government Policy and Regulation
· Corporate Finance and Governance
· Capital Budgeting; Investment Policy
· Financing Policy; Capital and Ownership Structure
· Bankruptcy; Liquidation
· Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
· Payout Policy
· Government Policy and Regulation
· Etc.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE THEMES
· Foreign Exchange
· Current Account Adjustment
· Short-Term Capital Movements
· International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
· International Lending and Debt Problems
· Foreign Aid
· Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
· Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
· Etc.
PRICES, BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS, AND CYCLES THEMES
· Price Level; Inflation; Deflation etc.
· Business Fluctuations; Cycles
· Forecasting and Simulation
· Fiscal and Monetary Policies for Business Fluctuations
· Etc.
MONETARY ECONOMICS THEMES
· Monetarism
· Rational Expectations Theory
· Prices and Inflation
· Monetary Reform
· Central Bank Independence
· Etc.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS THEMES
· International Economic Order
· Globalization: General Trade
· Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations
· Country and Industry Studies of Trade
· Economic Integration
· Trade and Labor Market Interactions
· Trade and Environment
· International Factor Movements and International Business
· International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
· International Migration
· Multinational Firms; International Business
· Etc.
PUBLIC ECONOMICS & PUBLIC FINANCE THEMES
· Structure and Scope of Government
· Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
· Taxation and Other Public Revenues
· Optimal Taxation
· Externalities; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
· Personal Income and Other Non-business Taxes and Subsidies
· Business Taxes and Subsidies
· Tax Evasion
· Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
· Publicly Provided Goods
· National Budget, Deficit, and Debt
· State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations
· Etc.
LAW AND ECONOMICS THEMES
· Regulatory Economics
· Regulation and Business Law
· Public Choice
· Constitutional Economics
· Rules & Institutions
· Institutional Economics
· Etc.
GAME THEORY AND BARGAINING THEORY THEMES
· Cooperative Games
· Non-cooperative Games
· Stochastic and Dynamic Games
· Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
· Etc.
INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY THEMES
· Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
· Factor Income Distribution
· Income Inequalities
· Globalization and Income Inequalities
· Poverty
· Etc.
ANALYSIS OF COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING THEMES
· Social Choice; Clubs; Committees
· Public Choice
· Associations
· Economic Models of Political Processes
· Special Interest Groups
· Rent-Seeking
· Elections, Legislatures
· Voting
· Political Competition
· Political Ethics, Economics and Politics of Corruption
· Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations
· Positive Analysis of Policy-Making and Implementation
· Etc.