NATIONAL BUREAU OF
ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.
MONETARY ECONOMICS
WORKSHOP
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2012
TRAVEL
The
Bureau will reimburse actual costs of domestic travel (rail and air) for your round
trip to Boston, up to $100 per day of participation, up to a maximum of
$500. (For example, participants who
stay for three days will only be reimbursed up to $300.) Travelers from New York and other areas where
the round-trip fare is less than $500, will, of course, only be reimbursed for
the actual cost of their ticket
PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE NBER WILL ONLY REIMBURSE UP TO THE TRAVEL ALLOWANCE STATED IN
YOUR CONFIRMATION.
Ground transportation will be reimbursed up
to $100 with documented receipts. Parking at airports will be covered up to
$60. Current mileage is 55.5 cents per
mile.
THE SUMMER INSTITUTE DOES NOT PAY THE TRAVEL
EXPENSES OF THE SPOUSE OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS ACCOMPANYING THE PARTICIPANT.
HOUSING
Housing will
be reserved, as requested, for all out-of-town participants. A limited number
of rooms have been reserved at the ROYAL SONESTA HOTEL, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd.,
Cambridge (phone 617/806-4200). These will be assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. The Bureau will cover a maximum of five nights (six nights
for West Coast participants with prior approval from the NBERs Conference
Department). Our conference rate is $180.00 plus tax per night. Please note the hotel has a 24 hour
cancellation policy. If possible, when requesting a hotel
reservation, please be sure your arrival and departure dates are correct and
will not need to be changed.
THE
BUREAU CANNOT PAY A PER DIEM OR REIMBURSE MEALS.
As in past
years, all participants will have access to the NBER's computer room at the
Royal Sonesta Hotel where a number of computers with
printers and email capabilities are available 24 hours a day. Please also note that the sleeping rooms at
the Royal Sonesta Hotel have complimentary wireless
access.
4/21/12