Call for Papers

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IMF Research Bulletin

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Call for Papers

Asia: Challenges of Stability and Growth

September 26–27, 2013

The Bank of Korea (BOK), the International Monetary Fund (IMF ), and the IMF Economic Review are organizing a conf er-

ence on “Asia: Challenges of Stability and Growth.” The conference will be hosted by the BOK and will take place in Seoul

on September 26–27, 2013.

The conference will provide a forum to discuss innovative research on challenges of stability and growth that Asia is

facing and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. The Program Committee welcomes

papers addressing the following issues in the context of Asia:

• Managing capital flows

• Global imbalances

• Exchange rate determination

• Monetary and fiscal policy challenges

• Macroeconomic fluctuations

• Is there an Asian growth mo del?

• Rebalancing growth: internal vs. external c onsiderations

• National savings

• Investment dynamics

• Financial sector development

• Productivity growth

• Demographic challenges

Papers that do not fit into these categories, but that are related to the main theme of the conference, are also welcome.

Interested contributors should submit a draft paper or a 10-page proposal to the Program Committee. The proposal

should include the title of the paper, the author(s)’s affiliation and contact information, the main questions to be exam-

ined, the most relevant literature, the intended contribution of the paper to the literature, and the possible data sets and

methodology to be employed. All presenters will be reimbursed for travel expenses and accommodation.

Please submit your proposals by Friday, April 12, 2013 (e-mail to resasia@imf.org). Please use the contact author’s

name as the name of the file. The Program Committee will evaluate all proposals in terms of originality, analytical rigor,

and policy relevance and will contact the authors whose papers have been selected by late April, 2013. A 20-page

work-in-progress draft will be required by Friday, June 7, 2013. Further information on the conference program will be

posted on the IMF website (www.imf.org).