Submission Deadline for IIPF 2012 Extended
Please note: we have extended the submission deadline for IIPF 2012 to Monday, February 13 (at midnight, Eastern Daylight Time).
Attack on Professor Dhammika Dharmapala
Dhammika Dharmapala, Professor at the University of Illinois Law School, member of IIPF and editor of ITAX, was injured in a racially motivated knife attack.
Some details on the attack are available here.
The IIPF community is deeply concerned about this cowardly attack and wishes Professor Dharmapala a speedy recovery.
We would like to draw your attention to the "Teaching Tolerance" project at the Southern Poverty Law Center - a project that Dhammika Dharmapala supports.
Call for Papers:
Fiscal Consolidation and Regulatory Reform in the EU
FinanzArchiv/Public Finance Analysis is inviting contributions for a special issue of the journal; submission deadline is February 17, 2012.
Further information here.
City Week 2012: The International Financial Services Forum
City Week will take place on 6th-8th February 2012, at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre, London. The event enjoys the support of the British Bankers Association and Angela Knight, CEO of the BBA is a member of the Board of Patrons. Attendance is free of charge to all international delegates.
You can find further details and apply for your place here.
Visiting Researcher Programmes at IEB
The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) has opened three Visiting Researcher Programmes for 2012. Please click on the links below to learn more about the programmes/calls.
Musgrave Fellowship from OTPR
The Office of Tax Policy Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has instituted a fellowship for Ph.D. students in honor of Richard Musgrave.
Further information here.World Economics Association (WEA) Founded
The World Economics Association (WEA) was launched on May 16 and seeks to increase the relevance, breadth and depth of economics research.
Further information about WEA in general and WEA membership here.
Vito Tanzi writes about IIPF annual congresses
Professor Vito Tanzi, Honorary President of IIPF, recently published two books in which he reports on previous IIPF annual congresses. In Russian Bears and Somali Sharks: Transition and Other Passages (2010) he examines seven economies that have undergone some kind of transition. The book comprises proceedings of the IIPF congresses in Italy (Taormina) 1979, Portugal 1995, and Russia 1999.
Peoples, Places and Policies: China, Japan and Southeast Asia (New York: 2008) describes two IIPF annual congresses, Korea 1992 and Kyoto 1997, as well as some events connected with them.
Professor Tanzi's books may contribute to the history of the IIPF and encourage IIPF members to relate similar experiences in future books.
Vito Tanzi's book can be purchased via Amazon.