TO: NBER Development of the American Economy Program Members
FROM: Leah Platt Boustan and William Collins
DATE: February 7, 2018
RE: Summer Institute 2018- Call for Papers
It is that time of year when we start planning for the NBER Summer
Institute. The Development of the American Economy workshop will take
place from July 23 - 26, 2018 at the NBER's office, 1050
Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, MA. Please note that DAE will be
held later in July than usual this year to help coordinate travel
with the World Economic History Congress, which is being held in
Boston this year.
Walker Hanlon, Matt Jaremski, and Petra Moser have kindly agreed to
organize this year's DAE SI program. As always, we would like to
have a range of topics covered. This year we are organizing two types
of sessions:
1) Regular sessions (50 minute presentations)
2) Egg-timer sessions (10 minute presentations without Q&A). The
egg-timer sessions were introduced recently and have been well
received. They are a good way to provide more people with an
opportunity to showcase their work. Time limits will be strictly enforced.
You can apply for either or both sessions. If you have a paper that
you would like to present, please upload a copy of your paper,
proposal or detailed abstract here by March 19, 2018:
http://papers.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=SI18DAE.
Submissions need not be completed papers. Please note in the
comments section of the submission page if you would like your paper
considered specifically for the egg-timer session (rather than a
50-minute session). All papers that are not selected for a 50-minute
session will be considered for egg-timer sessions.
You should also feel free to suggest interesting papers by those
outside the DAE program, especially those by junior colleagues who
might benefit from exposure to the NBER (and vice versa). Invitations
and logistical information will be sent out by early May.
If you have questions regarding other aspects of the Summer
Institute, please contact Rob Shannon in the NBER's Conference
Department, 617/868-3900 or rshannon_at_nber.org We look forward to
seeing you all in Cambridge.
Received on Wed Feb 07 2018 - 12:19:33 EST
