The National Economic Association (NEA) will hold its
annual meeting in Philadelphia, January 7-9, 2005 in conjunction with the
meetings of the Allied Social Science Association. We are making a call for papers, sessions, or suggestions for
the program. We ask that you
submit abstracts for papers or proposals for complete panels in all
areas that advance the study and understanding of the economic challenges
confronting the black community. Among
the topics we are especially interested in are the following:
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Growth, Development, International Trade, and Economic Inequality
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Labor Market Dynamics across Groups
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The Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policy
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Technology Gaps: Sources, Implications, and Remedies
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Wealth Accumulation: Barriers and How-to
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The Spatial Distribution Economic Activity and African-American
Housing
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People of African Descent and the Production of Knowledge
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Institutionalized Religion and Economic Activity
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Poverty and Income Distribution
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Community Economic Development
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Welfare Reform and Family Structure
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Credit: Its Uses and
Abuses
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Business Creation among Minorities
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Public Policies affecting African-American Communities
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Education Reform
An abstract for each paper must be submitted,
identifying paper title, authors’ and discussants’ names, addresses,
telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and fax numbers.
Abstracts must also include the new Journal
of Economic Literature bibliographic codes.
If you are
interested in organizing a joint panel with the American Economic Association
(AEA), please submit your material by January 24, 2004 since the AEA must receive
such proposals by February 1, 2004 (a Sunday!). Materials for all other NEA sessions should be submitted by
March 1, 2004.
Please forward your suggestions and submission
materials to:
Philip N. Jefferson
NEA 2005 Program Chair
Department of Economics
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Phone: (610) 690-6856
Fax: (610) 328-7352
E-mail: pjeffer1@swarthmore.edu
