Subject: News from Princeton & Call for Papers
From: Daniel Feenberg (feenberg@nber.org)
Date: Mon Aug 21 2000 - 17:51:55 EDT
This is forwarded to the iti@nber.org and ifm@nber.org lists per the
request of Gene Grossman.
drf
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 17:38:07 -0400
From: Gene Grossman <grossman@Princeton.EDU>
Dear Colleagues:
On July 1, 2000, the former International Finance Section at Princeton
University was renamed the International Economics Section. This new
name better reflects the broad scope of our interests and activities. I
have taken over as Director of the Section, replacing Peter Kenen, who
stepped down after 28 years of excellent leadership. Pierre-Olivier
Gourinchas will serve as Assistant Director.
The IES will continue to publish two series of short monographs. These
are (with their new names): Essays in International Economics and
Princeton Studies in International Economics. The series of Special
Studies in International Economics will not be continued, as these
monographs will be incorporated in the series of Princeton Studies.
This message will serve as a CALL FOR PAPERS. We are now interested in
a wide range of topics in international economics, including
international trade, international finance, and international
macroeconomics. We are seeking high-quality papers that are a bit too
broad or too opinionated for publication in the journals. These may be
surveys of technical literature, expansive theoretical or empirical
treatments of a topic, or essays on policy issues. In the latter
category, we welcome papers that lay out a policy recommendation. While
these recommendations should be supported by evidence and theoretical
arguments, authors should feel free to express opinions and make
judgments. Papers targeted to various audiences -- including academic
economists, graduate students, and the policy community -- are welcome.
As in the past, we are willing to publish papers that are longer than
the typical journal article, if the quality of the article warrants the
extra space. We are more open to the use of mathematical formulations
and econometric analysis than in the past, although we do hope to
preserve the high quality of exposition. We plan to commission more
papers than in the past, focusing on current policy issues and on
current research themes; this will require us to raise somewhat the
standard for unsolicited submissions.
The IES offers rapid turnaround, high-quality editing, and high-quality
production. Since taking over as editors more than a year ago, we have
acted on all submissions in less than three months! We also employ a
full-time, in-house copy-editor who works closely with authors of
accepted manuscripts.
We urge recipients of this message to stay abreast of our publications.
Subscriptions and individual papers are available for a nominal charge.
Individuals may subscribe to our complimentary email notification list
by sending their email address to ies@princeton.edu. A list of all IES
publications is available at: http://www.princeton.edu/~ies.
Please keep Princeton's International Economic Section in mind as an
outlet for your writings in international economics and as a source for
thougthful surveys, studies, and policy discussions.
