6th Nordic Summer Symposium in Macroeconomics
The 6th Nordic Summer Symposium in Macroeconomics will be held in Strömstad, Sweden on August 8-11, 2012. This Symposium is an annual conference intended to promote the research of young Nordic researchers interested in macroeconomics and finance.
Aerial view of the hotel, Hvaler in the background
Objective
The symposium is an academic research conference in the area of macroeconomics. It is primarily aimed at promoting frontier contributions by junior macroeconomic researchers. A connection to the Nordic countries is an advantage but not a prerequisite. The symposium allows the junior researchers to present and discuss their research and to receive advice and constructive criticism from more senior macroeconomic scholars.
Keynote Speaker
Ricardo Reis, Columbia University
Topics
Papers on all topics broadly associated with macroeconomics are welcome including “standard” macroeconomic analysis (real and monetary business cycles, labor markets, growth etc.) and issues such as public finance, human capital accumulation, firm dynamics, asset pricing, heterogeneous agents, income distribution, credit markets and political economy.
Format
Long and short presentations by the junior researchers, some of which will have formal discussants, and a plenary presentation.
Who should apply
The conference is primarily created to promote and facilitate the work of junior researchers with an interest in or connection to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) but the call is open to all junior applicants. The notion of “junior” refers to those about to graduate from a PhD program, assistant professors, and recently tenured senior professors.
Paper submission procedure
Send papers or abstracts to Siril Kvam <siril.kvam@econ.uio.no>. Deadline for submissions is April 15, 2012.
Venue
Quality Spa & Resort Strömstad
Organizing committee
Kjetil Storesletten, Dept. of Economics & ESOP, University of Oslo
John Hassler, IIES, Stockholm University
Per Krusell, IIES, Stockholm University
Niku Määttänen, Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Morten O. Ravn, University College London
Jon Steinsson, Columbia University
Johannes Elgvin, Dept. of Economics & ESOP, University of Oslo
Siril Kvam, Dept. of Economics & ESOP, University of Oslo (administration)