Call for Papers

The 15th Annual Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance (CEF 2009) will take place in Sydney, Australia from the Wednesday, 15^th of July through to the Friday, 17^th of July, 2009.  The program will cover all areas dealing with the computational aspects (broadly defined) of economics, finance, and decision making. The main topic areas include

• Computational Econometrics and Statistics

• Computational Finance

• Agent-Based Computational Economics

• DSGE Models

• Stochastic Control in Economics and Finance

• Artificial Markets

• Heterogeneous Agent Economies

• Dynamic Games

• Open Economy Macro

• Complexity in Financial Markets

• Computational Macro Modelling

• Nonlinear Time-Series Analysis

• Dynamic Macroeconomics

• Monetary Theory and Policy

• Experimental Economics

To have a paper considered for inclusion on the program, please submit an abstract (max 3,000 characters, or approx. 300 words) no later than January 31, 2009 (read below for submission details). Joint-authored papers should be submitted by the author planning to present the paper. Submissions should be made online via the Conference Maker program  to the Committee member whose areas of specialisation most closely match the theme of the paper.  A link to Conference Maker can be found at the bottom of this page.

The submission of organised sessions is also encouraged. Participants in such proposed sessions should also submit their papers via Conference Maker, together with an e-mail to the responsible program co-ordinator indicating that the papers are intended for an organised session.

A printable PDF of the Call for Papers can be downloaded here.

DEADLINES: Submission of abstract no later than the 31^st of January 2009.  Decisions on acceptance will be made by 28^th of February, 2009 and final papers should be uploaded by the 15^th of June 2009. Those wishing to attend the conference are encouraged to respect the submission deadlines. Keeping to the schedule will allow participants to book flights to Australia in March, as reasonably priced flights during the June-July period tend to become heavily booked by April.

Submission Instructions

We are using a dedicated software program, Conference Maker, for paper submission and program management.  To connect to Conference Maker, MAKE SURE YOUR BROWSER ACCEPTS COOKIES and click on the link below. You will be prompted to enter your login name and password (the same as for all of your previous Conference Maker submissions). If this is your first time ever using Conference Maker, click the link to sign up for a new account. Then you can login for CEF2009 and submit your abstract by clicking on "Submit a Paper". Note that you can first prepare the abstract using any word processor and paste it in the appropriate Conference Maker field.

Conference Maker© requires you to self-select a Program Committee member to review your paper using the "Area" field. Please choose the committee member whose area of expertise most closely corresponds with the topic of your paper.

Submission of abstracts is now closed.

Those who already submitted a paper can link to Conference Maker here.

Questions about paper submissions?

Please contact us!

CEF 2009   ۰   c/o Simple Meetings   ۰   PO Box 31623

Seattle, WA  98103 USA

Phone: +1 206 706 8118   ۰   Fax: +1 206 706 8476

Email: cef2009@q.com