CFP: Searle Center 3rd Annual Research Symposium on the Economics Law of the Entrepreneur

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CALL FOR PAPERS

SEARLE CENTER - THIRD ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON THE ECONOMICS AND LAW OF THE ENTREPRENEUR

Northwestern School of Law
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Friday, June 18th, 2010

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth is issuing a call for original research papers to be presented at the Third Annual Research Symposium on The Economics and Law of the Entrepreneur at Northwestern University School of Law. The Symposium will run from approximately 12:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 to 3:00 PM on Friday, June 18th, 2010.

The goal of this Research Symposium is to provide a forum where economists and legal scholars can gather together with Northwestern's own distinguished faculty to present and discuss high quality research relevant to the economics and law of the entrepreneur.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS/PARTICIPATION:

Papers for the conference should be submitted to the following email address:

Email: d-gundersen at law.northwestern.edu

Potential attendees should indicate their interest in receiving an invitation at:

Email: searlecenter at law.northwestern.edu

Authors will receive an honorarium of $1,200 per paper to cover reasonable transportation expenses. Government employees and non-US residents may be reimbursed for travel expenses up to the honorarium amount. Authors are expected to attend and participate in the full duration of the symposium. If more than one author attends the symposium, the honorarium or travel reimbursement will be divided equally between the attending authors.

The Searle Center will make hotel reservations and pay for rooms for authors and discussants for the night of Thursday, June 17th.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:

The conference is organized by:

- Dan Spulber, Research Director, Searle Center Research Project on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Growth
- Henry N. Butler, Executive Director, Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth, Northwestern University School of Law

REVIEW PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE:

Conference Papers Submission Deadline:

Papers for the conference should be submitted to the following email address:

Email: d-gundersen at law.northwestern.edu

by February 20, 2010.

Notification Deadline:

Authors will be notified of decisions by March 5, 2010.

Potential attendees or panel members should send a message indicating their interest to:

Email: searlecenter at law.northwestern.edu

by April 15, 2010.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

The conference is organized in cooperation with the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS), which is edited by Dan Spulber. JEMS encourages submissions on the economics of the entrepreneur. Submissions are independent of the conference. Authors are free to publish their work in other venues (with appropriate acknowledgement of the Searle Center). To submit to the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, send the paper in pdf form to:

CONTACT: Alice Schaller
Email: editjems at kellogg.northwestern.edu

Papers prepared for the Research Symposium on The Economics and Law of the Entrepreneur will be permanently hosted on the Searle Center website:

http://www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter

ABOUT THE SEARLE CENTER:

The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law was established in 2006 to research how government regulation and interpretation of laws and regulations by the courts affect business and economic growth. Information on the Searle Center's activities may be found at:

http://www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter

More info at: http://www.ssrn.com/update/lsn/lsnann/ann09118.html