The recent increases in the international prices of energy, mineral commodities and essential food items such as wheat and rice has increased economic stress in the global economy and particularly in resource importing developing countries. This conference intends to provide a platform for economists and other social scientists to present their research and discuss the nature, causes and effects of higher energy and food prices on different economies of the world. Priority will be given to papers with an emphasis on this theme and topics directly or indirectly related to this issue such as the role of speculators, the need and feasibility of creating international stocks of commodities, creation of funds to support worst effected countries, prospects for alternative sources of energy, energy saving mechanisms, improvements in agricultural technology, a more stable foreign exchange regime, etc.
CONFERENCE PAPER SUBMISSION
An abstract of 200-300 words preferably in MS Word format should be submitted electronically via the conference website or by sending email to [email protected] (and a copy to) [email protected].
Please send abstracts no later than 30th August 2008. Papers must be written in English and be original contributions that have not been published previously, nor already submitted to other conferences/journals in parallel with this conference. The length of the paper should not exceed 4000 words including references. The final version of papers should be in Word format. Please use APA style referencing. The title page must contain a short abstract of 100-150 words.
All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be considered for publication in our Faculty journal. For each accepted paper, at least one author should register for the conference and plan to present the paper.
REGISTRATION FEE
Early Bird Registration fee (by November 15, 2008) : BND250 / USD175
Normal Registration fee : BND300 / USD210
Student fee : BND50 / USD35
