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NBER: NBER Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar, Call for Papers
Subject: NBER Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar, Call for Papers
From: Rob Shannon (rshannon@nber.org)
Date: Thu Feb 01 2007 - 10:12:26 EST
NBER Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar: Social Safety Net Programs
On June 12 - 14, 2008, the National Bureau of Economic Research jointly
with the Paris School of Economics will sponsor the next Trans-Atlantic
Public Economics Seminar, which will take place in Paris, France. The
program, to be organized by Thomas Piketty of the Paris School of Economics
and Roger Gordon of the University of California, San Diego and NBER, will
consist of twelve papers and two formal discussants for each paper. Papers
from the conference will be considered for a special issue of the Journal
of Public Economics, subject to the normal refereeing process.
The conference will focus on positive and normative studies of social
safety net programs, including programs providing cash transfers, such as
welfare assistance, earned income tax credits, and disability benefits, as
well as programs providing transfers in-kind such as medical care, housing,
food, job-training, or educational assistance for at-risk kids. What
effects do these programs have on individual behavior, including labor
supply, savings behavior, investments in human capital, or household
structure? What are their effects on current and future poverty
rates? For any given level of expenditures, how would these programs best
be designed to aid those at risk of spells of poverty?
Emphasis will be on empirically oriented research, but applied theoretical
research is also welcome. Preference will be given to papers by younger
authors. Papers will be selected on the basis of abstracts of about 750
words or, when possible, completed papers. The deadline for submission is
September 1, 2007. Authors chosen to present papers will be notified by
November 1, 2007. Travel and local expenses for participants will be
covered. Europeans should send submit their abstracts to Thomas Piketty,
while North Americans should submit them to Roger Gordon, at the following
addresses:
Thomas Piketty
Paris School of Economics
48 Boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris - FRANCE
Tel.: +33 1 43 13 62 50
Fax: + 33 1 43 13 62 59
E-mail: thomas.piketty@ens.fr
Roger Gordon
Department of Economics
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive Dept. 0508
La Jolla, CA 92093-0508
Tel: (858) 534-4828
Fax: (858)-534-7040
Email: rogordon@ucsd.edu
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