The conference solicits papers, theoretical and/or empirical, in relation to economic growth and development, international trade and finance, and macroeconomics and economic dynamics. Economists are cordially invited to submit papers for presentation in the conference.

Topics: - Asian financial development and the ‘Washington Consensus’ - Bailouts, rescues, bail-ins and living wills in the financial industry - Lobby power over making laws, rules and market structure (who controls shaping the rules?) - The law and politics of monetary policy in a global...