Call for papers
Sixth International Conference on the Economics and Finance of the Middle East and North Africa
May 27-29, 2004 - Byblos, Lebanon
The School of Business at the Lebanese American University and the Middle
East Economic Association are holding the 6th International Conference on the Economics and Finance of the Middle East and North Africa on May 27-29, 2004, in Byblos, Lebanon. Papers in all areas of economics and finance with applications to the Middle East and North Africa are solicited.
- Deadline for submission: March 1, 2004.
- Notification of acceptance: March 22, 2004.
Papers accepted for presentation can be submitted for consideration for publication in the Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, published by Taylor and Francis. Authors of accepted papers to the conference will be eligible for reduced subscription rates to the Review of Middle East Economics and Finance. In addition, presenters will be offered a conference subsidy to be determined at a later date. For more information and submission of abstracts (~ 200-word) or full papers by e-mail (as Microsoft® Word® or PDF attachment):
Dr. Ghassan Dibeh
Lebanese American University
P.O. Box 36
Byblos, Lebanon
E-mail address: gdibeh@lau.edu.lb
Topics
- Poverty and Income Distribution
- Fiscal Policy
- Macroeconomic Stabilization and Structural Adjustment
- Business Cycles and Fluctuations
- Urban economics
- Health and Environmental Economics
- Economics of Women and Minorities
- Political Economy
- Globalization and Trade
- Regional economic integration
- Role of Banks, Financial Institutions and Central Banks in Economic Activity.
- Structure and Development of Financial Markets
- Banking Structure and Performance
- Asset-Liability Risk Management
- Financial Instability and the Macro-Economy
- Stock Markets
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Factors and Business Cycles
- Restructuring Financial Systems
- Redesigning and Reforming Regulatory Policies
- Monetary Policy
- Banking Crisis
- Currency Crisis
- Instruments of Monetary Management
- International Transmission of Financial Market Volatility
- Globalization of Financial Markets
- Regional Monetary Unions
- Debt, Financial Stability and Public Policy
- Technological Change
- Economic History
- New Institutional Economics
- Organization and Contracts
- Economics of Education
- Labor Markets
Organizing Committee
Scientific Committee
- G. Dibeh
- H. Hakimian
- J. Nugent