APF FRANKFURT (2004) CONFERENCE
 

International Conference
on
ASYMMETRIES IN TRADE AND CURRENCY ARRANGEMENTS
IN THE 21st CENTURY

Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, GERMANY, July 28-31, 2004

                                               
CALL FOR PAPERS

The Athenian Policy Forum (APF) in partnership with the University of Giessen (Germany) is pleased to announce its 7^th biennial conference on the theme of “Asymmetries in Trade and Currency Arrangements in the 21st Century.”

The conference will be hosted by the Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt (Germany), coordinated by Prof. Dr. V. Alexander with the collaboration  of York University (Canada) and the Athens University of Economics and Business (Greece).

Papers on all relevant topics (see below) are welcome. An abstract of no more than 300 words should be sent before January 31, 2004 by e-mail to:

                        Prof. Dr. V.  Alexander [vwl5@wirtschaft.uni-giessen.de]
                        and
                        Prof. Dr. C. Paraskevopoulos   [chrisp@yorku.ca]

for consideration by the organizing committee (see below). 

Selected conference papers will be published--under the imprint of the APF Press, after they undergo a rigorous (peer and publisher) refereeing process--in: (a) a conference volume [www.apforum.org/apf_press.htm] or (b) The Journal of Economic Asymmetries (JEA) [www.apforum.org/JEA.htm].

For participants with accepted papers conference related expenses, except travel, will be covered by the conference sponsors.

Alongside with the conference a program of social activities around the Frankfurt-Rhine-area will be organized.
 

Prof. Dr. V. Alexander                                                Prof. Dr. C. Paraskevopoulos
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen                            Department of Economics
Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften                    Atkinson Faculty
Professur für Volkswirtschaftslehre V                       York University
Licher Straße 62                                                         Toronto, Ontario
D-35394 Giessen                                                        CANADA M3J 1P3
GERMANY                                                                 

Tel.: 049(0)641-99-22170                                          Tel: (416) 736-2100 Ext. 66692
Fax: 049(0)641-99-22179                                           Fax: (416) 736-5188/ (416) 498-1285
e-mail: vwl5@wirtschaft.uni-giessen.de                    e-mail: chrisp@yorku.ca
                                                                                    Websites: www.apforum.org / www.apfpress.com

 CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES  AND SUGGESTED TOPICS

 
The main objective of the conference is to analyze the actual situation of trade and currency arrangements in a globalized world and the implications for future economic developments in general, and for real and monetary international transactions, in particular. Special attention will be paid to the different positions of countries with hard and dominant currencies, members of monetary unions, countries planning to join a monetary union or to introduce a dominant currency, and countries with small independent currencies. This is in line with the general agenda of the APF which pays special attention to asymmetries existing between different countries in the world.

Topics of interest include: all aspects of  currency consolidation with  implications for international trade flows and exchange rate regimes, monetary policy issues, problems of currency substitution, effects of currency consolidation on the volume and direction of trade flows, fiscal policy issues in systems with a denationalised monetary policy and in countries planning to accede to a monetary union, legal and institutional requirements for accession countries, financial market and banking system problems in underdeveloped countries.

The conference will be of interest to professional economists, policy makers, central and commercial bankers and members of research institutions.

 
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

                                            The organizing committee consists of:

                                            Prof. Dr. V. Alexander, University of Giessen (Germany)
                                                            vwl5@wirtschaft.uni-giessen.de
                                            Prof. Dr. C. Paraskevopoulos, York University (Canada)
                                                            chrisp@yorku.ca
                                            Prof. Dr. G. von Furstenberg, Indiana University (USA)
                                                            vonfurst@indiana.edu