Second SITES/IDEAs Annual Conference Società Italiana degli Economisti dello Sviluppo (SITES) Italian Development Economists Association (IDEAs) Florence (Italy), 24-25 September 2015 c/o University of Florence DISEI (Dipartimento di Scienze per l'economia e l'impresa) Via delle Pandette, 32-50127 Firenze With the financial support of IRC -Office of Research of Unicef Florence DISEI Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence DEM Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento Scientific Committee of the Conference Giovanni Andrea Cornia Simone Bertoli Giulio Cifarelli Marcello D Amato Sudanshu Handa Vito Peragine Federico Perali University of Florence University of Auvergne University of Florence University of Salerno Office of Research of Unicef Florence, and University of North Carolina University of Bari University of Verona Organizing Committee of the Conference Giuseppe Folloni University of Trento Giorgia Giovannetti University of Florence and European University Institute (EUI) Donato Romano University of Florence
Conference Topics and Keynote Speakers Inequality and growth François Bourguignon, Paris School of Economics Financial Crises & Regulation Stephany Griffith Jones, IDS-UK and Columbia University Impact Evaluation Migration and Development Eliana La Ferrara, Bocconi University Hillel Rapoport, Paris School of Economics and EUI The sequence of the four sessions will be decided on the basis of the submissions received, the papers selected, and the time availability of the keynote speakers. Every session foresees the presentation of four papers. Parallel sessions will be organized if the number of submissions accepted will be sufficiently large. Conference language will be English. Tentative program of the Conference: Thursday 24 th September 2014 09:00 Arrival and registration 09:30 Conference Opening Welcome by the Director of the DISEI, University of Florence, Prof. Gaetano Aiello Opening statement by the President of SITES/IDEAs, Prof. Giovanni Andrea Cornia 10:00 First session 13:15 Lunch break 15:00 Second session 20:30 Conference dinner Friday 25th September 2014 09:00 Third session 13:15 Lunch break 15:00 Fourth session 19:30 Conference closure Registration For the registration to the Conference: - you must be a member of SITES/IDEAs, or apply for membership when submitting your paper. To apply to SITES/IDEAs click http://dse.univr.it/ideas/index.php/subscription. Membership fees are as follows: Juniors (PhD students and post-docs) 30 Seniors 60
- You can pay the above Membership Fee on the same website click http://dse.univr.it/ideasmbr/index.php?option=com_facileforms&itemid=4 or (cash only) when registering at the beginning of the conference. - For all participants members and non members of IDEAs/SITES the Conference Registration Fee is 40. People registering to the conference have access to a folder with info material, pen-drive with the papers selected, access to all sessions and coffee breaks. - To register fill the registration form attached to this file, and send it by e-mail (in pdf format) to giuseppe.folloni@unitn.it by September 15 th, 2015. Paper Submission All those interested to present a paper at the Conference have to send by June 10 2015 a text of it, to both the following addresses: giuseppe.folloni@unitn.it roberto.ricciuti@univr.it By June 30 the Scientific Committee of the Conference will inform the authors of the papers that have been accepted for presentation at the Conference. As noted above, the people whose papers are accepted must be members of SITES/IDEAs or alternatively pay a contribution of 60 Euros (the annual membership fee), either before the Conference, or during the registration. In any case they must register to the Conference Formatting Instructions for Submitted Papers Manuscript must be submitted in English and in Microsoft Word (.doc) format or in LaTeX; Manuscript must be maximum 40 pages long, all included; Manuscript must include an abstract of 200 words maximum, up to 5 keywords and JEL classification (http://www.aeaweb.org/jel/jel_class_system.php); Use 12 pt Times New Roman font, 1.5 space for all material, references and tables and 2 cm margins; Complete contact information of the corresponding author must appear only on the cover; Enumerate Section Headings by Arabic numbers using ALL CAPS. Leave one black line before and one after each Section. Write Subsection Headings in lower letters courier. Leave one black line only before the Subsection Tables and figures must be included within the text and enumerated consecutively using Arabic numbers. Place both Tables and Figures captions above them and the legend below. Use only essential mathematical notations and number formulae consecutively; Footnotes rather than endnotes should be adopted. Use 10 pt Times New Roman font, 1.0 space; References must be listed alphabetically at the end of the manuscript. Other Information Social dinner The Social dinner will take place on Thursday 24 September at 20.30. The cost of the dinner is 40. You can reserve a place using the registration form, or informing the organizers on arrival. Hotels
The conference will not make hotel bookings, and accommodation costs are not included in conference fees. Florence is visited by many tourists throughout the year. Therefore, early bookings are highly recommended. Find below the list of some hotels, B&B and residences, that are 15-20 minutes walking distance from the conference venue. Hotels Hilton Garden Inn Florence Novoli **** Via S. Pertini, 2/9, 50127 Firenze http://www.hiltonflorence.com/it/hilton-garden-inn-firenze-novoli/ Starhotels Tuscany **** Via di Novoli 59, 50127 Firenze http://www.starhotels.com/it/i-nostri-hotel/tuscany-firenze/ Nilhotel **** Via E. Barsanti 27 a/b, 50127 Firenze http://nilhotel.hotelinfirenze.com/ Cosmopolitan Hotel **** Via F. Baracca 187, 50127 Firenze http://www.cosmopolitanhotel.it/boutique-hotel-firenze/index.html Hotel Raffaello **** Viale G. Morgagni 19, 50134 Firenze http://www.raffaellohotel.it/ B&B Hotel Firenze Novoli *** Viale A. Guidoni 101, 50127 Firenze http://www.hotelbb.it/it/hotel_bb_firenze_novoli/hotel B&B Hotel Firenze Nuovo Palazzo Di Giustizia *** Viale A. Guidoni 87, 50127 Firenze http://www.hotelbb.it/it/hotel-firenze-palazzo-giustizia/hotel B&B B&B da Mila Via del Ponte all Asse 16, 50144 Firenze http://www.damilaflorence.com/ B&B A-A Armonia e Accoglienza, via Tagliaferri 40, 50127 Firenze http://www.bandb-firenze.it/index.php?room-ensuite-florence-bed-and-breakfast-freepark&lingua=_en&articolo=1 Residences
Quadra Key Residence Residence: Via R. Bardazzi, 49, 50127 Firenze http://www.keyresidence.it/english/ Villa Aruch Apartaments: Via della Villa 5, 50127 Firenze http://www.villaruch.com/ Villa Lucrezia Apartments: P.za G. Puccini 5, 50144 Firenze http://www.villalucrezia.eu/ How to reach the conference venue The conference venue is at the Department of Economics and Business - Polo di Scienze Sociali, University of Florence - Via delle Pandette 9, building D6 50127 Florence - IT You can reach the Department following the instructions available at http://www.disei.unifi.it/index.php?module=cmpro&func=viewpage&pageid=73&pageno=1.
SITES-IDEAs Second Annual Conference Florence, September 24-25 Department of Economics and Business Polo di Scienze Sociali, Università degli Studi di Firenze via delle Pandette 9, building D6 50127 Firenze Registration form (to be sent by September 15 th ) First Name Family Name Institution Position e-mail Mobile phone Conference Registration and Attendance Fees SITES-IDEAs membership fee (compulsory) Already paid 0 To pay 30 (junior) 60 (senior) Conference attendance fee (compulsory) 40 Social dinner (if you decide to attend it), per participant 40 TOTAL I ve paid through bank transfer to: Yours Faithfully, Società Italiana degli Economisti dello Sviluppo c/c 05/03/55991 presso Cassa Rurale di Aldeno, filiale di Trento, via Verdi IBAN IT 26 W 08013 01802 000050355991 BIC-SWIFT code: CCRT IT 2T 03A Date: Signature: Fill and sign the module, with the declaration of the payment done, and send it (in pdf format) by September 5 th to: giuseppe.folloni@unitn.it.