Dear colleagues,

This mail is to remind you the INFER Workshop in Urban and Regional Economics. The workshop is part of the scientific activities supported by the CREIP research centre (www.urv.cat/creip) and will take place in Reus, at the Faculty of Economics of the Rovira i Virgili University in September 2014 (4th and 5th). 

Topics:

The workshop aims to gather researchers in Urban and Regional Economics. The focus is on empirical papers, but theoretical analyses are also welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

-Agglomeration economies

-Location of economic activities

-Migration

-Firm entry, exit and survival

-Housing

-Environmental and sustainable development

-Spatial econometrics

Submission:

To submit a paper to the workshop, please send a complete version in pdf format to the email address "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." with the subject "Submission to the INFER Workshop in Urban and Regional Economics". The deadline is May 15th 2014. The front page of the document should include the title, authors, affiliations, contact details, and a short abstract. Notification of acceptance/rejection should be received by June 16th 2014. 

Registration:

The registration fee for presenting and non-presenting participants is 100 euros for INFER members and 160 euros for other participants. The registration fee includes all lunches, conference refreshments and the conference dinner (September 4th). It does not include travel or accommodation costs. Participants are expected to arrange their own accommodation. The deadline for registration and payment is July 10th 2014. 

You will find all the details at http://events.urv.cat/go/infer-workshop.

Kind regards,

Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod & Miguel Manjón-Antolín

Universitat Rovira i Virgili & CREIP