Weekly Announcements – March 2, 2015

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing XIV International Business & Economy Conference (IBEC) Online Proceedings on SSRN

In cooperation with Assumption University of Thailand, the Management Research Network (MRN) is pleased to announce XIV International Business & Economy Conference (IBEC) – Bangkok 2015 Online Proceedings. These proceedings are available to all users at no charge and contain abstracts of the conference papers with links to the full text in the SSRN eLibrary.

This conference proceedings collection includes full papers, abstracts or extended abstracts of research work presented at International Business and Economy Conference (IBEC) 2015. The conference, co-organized by the IBEC organization and the Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics at Assumption University, was held in the city of Bangkok, Thailand, from January 5-8, 2015.

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/IBEC-2015.html
Conference URL: http://www.ibec-info.org/2015

Announcing Fourth Annual International Conference on Engaged Management Scholarship Online Proceedings on SSRN

In cooperation with Watson Graduate School of Management in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University and the Executive DBA Council, the Management Research Network (MRN) is pleased to announce The Fourth International Conference on Engaged Management Scholarship Online Proceedings. These proceedings are available to all users at no charge and contain abstracts of the conference papers with links to the full text in the SSRN eLibrary.

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/4th-Intl-Conf-Engaged-Mgmt-Scholarship.html
Conference URL: http://www.executivedba.org/past-conferences

The Chinese University of Hong Kong Joins Economics Research Centers Papers

We are pleased to announce the Institute of Global Economics & Finance at The Chinese University of Hong Kong has started an Economics Research Centers Papers series within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL ECONOMICS & FINANCE RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/IGEF-RES.html

The Institute of Global Economics and Finance (IGEF) is an institute at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, established with an aim to contribute conceptual and policy ideas to the opening up of China’s financial system. IGEF comprises renowned scholars and policy experts in economic and financial fields, including Professor Sir James A. Mirrlees and Professor Robert A. Mundell, both Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences; Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Former Vice-Chancellor (President) of CUHK; Professor Liu Mingkang, Former Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission; and Professor Joseph Yam, Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong Monetary Authority. The Institute as well organizes conferences, public lectures, seminars and executive education programs to enhance the knowledge and expertise of participants in new developments and ideas in global finance and banking that are essential to China’s opening up. The Institute of Global Economics and Finance Working Paper Series covers the evolving financial system of China as well as its relation to the global economy. The papers are published electronically and are also available on IGEF’s website.

Announcing New ERN Global Commodity Issues Sponsored Subject Matter eJournals

We are pleased to announce a new Economics Research Network (ERN) Sponsored Subject Matter eJournal – Global Commodity Issues eJournal, with free subscriptions sponsored by J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities at University of Colorado Denver Business School.

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GLOBAL COMMODITY ISSUES eJOURNAL
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GLOBAL COMMODITY ISSUES (EDITOR’S CHOICE) eJOURNAL
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Editors: Marcelle Arak, Research Director, University of Colorado Denver – J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities. Co-Editors: Lance Bachmeier, Associate Professor of Economics, Kansas State University, Yosef Bonaparte, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Colorado Denver – Department of Finance, Graham A. Davis, Professor of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines – Division of Economics and Business, and Leonard Sahling, Manager of Knowledge Exchange Division, CoBank.

Sponsor: The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities is the sponsor of free subscriptions to Global Commodity Issues eJournal. The Center was set up at the University of Colorado Denver Business School in 2012 with large sponsorship gifts from J.P. Morgan, CoBank and other major commodities firms in agriculture, minerals/metals and energy. It is the first academic center of its kind in the world focused on issues of academic and professional interest in commodities, with the creation and dissemination of relevant knowledge having broad implications across the entire range of commodities. The Center sponsors academic programs with commodities specialization for students, allocates research grants, and invites speakers from amongst eminent academics and commodity professionals through its various sponsored speaker series. It conducts a professional education program “Foundations of Commodities” (forthcoming March 30 & 31, 2015, eligible for 16 CLE credits from GARP and Division of Insurance).

Description: This eJournal includes working and accepted paper abstracts covering the field of commodities, including agricultural, minerals/mining, and energy-related commodities worldwide. Amongst the topics we will cover are supply chains (transportation & logistics), global trade and associated economic and regulatory issues, environmental and climate issues, advances in extraction/agricultural technology, legislative & political issues and risk management. Our readership consists of both practitioners and academics. A parallel Editor’s Choice eJournal with individually curated papers will also be distributed to subscribers on a monthly basis.

Announcing ESIL 2014 10th Annual Conference eJournal

In cooperation with European Society of International Law (ESIL), the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) is pleased to announce the ESIL 2014 10th Annual Conference eJournal. This eJournal is available to all subscribers at no charge and contains abstracts of the meeting papers with links to the full text in the SSRN eLibrary.

View Papers: http://ssrn.com/link/ESIL-2014-10th-Annual-Conference.html
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Conference URL: http://www.esil-sedi.eu

The 10th Anniversary Conference of the European Society of International Law took place in Vienna, Austria, hosted by the University of Vienna and organised by its Law School’s Section for International Law and International Relations in cooperation with the European Society of International Law. The conference was held from 4th – 6th September and was attended by more than 400 participants.

The conference featured plenary sessions, fora with invited speakers, and a number of agorae with speakers selected on the basis of calls for papers. For the first time, this ESIL conference also offered poster sessions.