4th Nordic Econometric Meeting, Tallinn, Estonia, 24-26 May 2007
1st Announcement and Call for Papers
The 4th Nordic Econometric Meeting will be held in Tartu, Estonia, 24 – 26 May 2007. The conference is organised by the University of Tartu and Bank of Estonia on behalf of the Nordic Econometric Network.
The scientific program consists of two lectures by the keynote speaker, and invited and contributed sessions. The keynote speaker will be Professor Badi Baltagi from Syracuse University, United States. Prof. Baltagi will give two lectures on panel data and spatial econometrics.
The 1st Nordic Econometric Meeting was held May 2001 in Sonderborg, Denmark, the 2nd in Bergen, Norway, May 2003 and the 3rd in Helsinki, Finland, May 2005. The goal of the conference is to enhance econometric research in the Nordic countries. The conference is open for econometricians from all countries. It will cover a broad range of topics in econometric theory and applied econometrics, including but not restricted to macroeconomics, financial economics, industrial economics, labour economics and spatial economics. Papers on the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) are especially welcome.
Those who are interested in presenting a paper should send their paper as an e-mail attachment in pdf-format to the conference secretaries (please see below for the e-mail address).
The deadline for submitting the papers is 1 February 2007. The notification of acceptance of papers will be given by February 28. The deadline for registration and conference fee payment is March 15.
The conference fee is EUR 150. It will cover conference materials, lunches, coffee breaks, conference reception and conference dinner.
The scientific committee of the conference will consist of the members of the steering committee of the Nordic Econometric Network. The head of the local organizing committee is Prof. Tiiu Paas, the Professor of Econometrics at University of Tartu.
To submit a paper, or for further information, please contact:
Ms. Janika Alloja or Ms. Kerly Krillo, Conference Secretaries
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu
E-mail: nem@mtk.ut.ee
WWW: www.mtk.ut.ee/nem
Phone: +372 737 6395
Fax: +372 737 612
Postal mail: Narva mnt 4 51009 Tartu Estonia
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