The 11^th International Workshop of Methods in International Finance Network (MIFN)

Shandong University

Jinan, P.R.China,November 2-3, 2017

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Board of the Methods in International Finance Network (MIFN)for its 11th International Workshop invites submissions of paperson issues related to, but not restricted to, international finance,financial economics, macroeconometrics, and applied econometrics.

The Workshop will be held on November 2-3, 2017at Shandong University, Jinan, P.R.China

(http://www.econ.sdu.edu.cn/MIFN2017.htm). The aim of the Workshop is to promote active discussions and exchanges of ideas between researchers working in the fields of international finance, broadly defined. The number of participants will be limited to facilitate active individual participation and collegial interactions.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Jakob B. Madsen, professor of Economics, Monash University, Australia.

YongdingYu,  Senior Research Fellow, The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Please submit your paper (in PDF format only) via email (Subject: “MIFN 2017”) with your contact information (name, affiliation, and

email address) to Professor Chicheng Ma, School of Economics, Shandong University (email:chichengma@outlook.com), and professor

Fengming Qin (email: fmqin@sdu.edu.cn)School of Economics, Shandong University.

Please submit your paper by July 31, 2017. Acceptance decisions will be communicated by August 31, 2017. The final version of the paper to be presented at the Workshop should be sent to organizers by September 30, 2017.

About the MIFN

The Methods in International Finance Network (MIFN) aims at promoting research in the field of international finance. It provides a plat

form for researchers and advanced PhD students to exchange research ideas and share new research findings with an emphasis on the interactions between econometric methods and economic theory. The Network activities include an annual conference, the exchange of PhD students between participating universities, and joint applications for grants. The annual conference organized by the Network is designed to facilitate discussions and fruitful exchanges between researchers working in the field of international finance, broadly defined. Previous workshops took place at the University of Maastricht (Netherlands, 2007), IESE Business School (Spain, 2008), the University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg, 2009), Shandong University (Jinan,China, 2010), the University of Orléans (France, 2011), Macquarie University (Australia, 2012), the University of Namur (Belgium, 2013), and IÉSEG – School of Management (France, 2014),Kwansi Gakuin University (Osaka, Japan, 2015) and the University of Kent (Canterbury, UK, 2016).

The 2017 Workshop Committee

Fengming Qin (Chair, Shandong University), Bertrand Candelon (Maastricht University), Yin-Wong Cheung (City University of Hong

Kong), Tao Xu (Shandong University), Dongfeng Chang (Shandong University), Chicheng Ma (Shandong University).

MIFN Board Members

Michel Beine (University of Luxembourg), Bertrand Candelon (Maastricht University), Yin-Wong Cheung (City University of Hong Kong), EijiFujii (Kwansei Gakuin University), Christophe Hurlin (University of Orleans), Christelle Lecourt (Aix Marseille Université), Ekaterini Panopoulou (University of Kent), Fengming Qin (Shandong University), Jeff Sheen (Macquarie University), Mark Spiegel (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco).