Special invitation/Call for papers:

An Urban and Regional Economics Workshop on: Ageing and the Economy 

28-29 May 2015, Jönköping – SWEDEN

Within a not too distant future many national and regional economies will be impacted by the continuous ageing of the population in many developed countries. If older people express demands that are different compared to the general population and their share of final demand increase it will impact the economy. If location and travel decisions are different these changes will have a geographical dimension that need to be studied. Therefore we send out an invitation to a workshop designed to address such issues.

The Workshop aims at bringing together researchers interested in studying the effects of ageing on the economy.

We welcome submissions related (but not limited) to:

• housing prices and related issues
• location decisions of individuals and firms
• migration (within and between countries)
• older-age entrepreneurship
• region-wide and economy-wide effects
• effects on retail and other consumer services

You are welcome to suggest a topic you feel would be fitting to the theme of the workshop. We welcome both theoretical and empirical contributions.

Workshop details:

The workshop will take place May 28-29 2015 in Jönköping-Sweden, and is organized by CEnSE (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics) at Jönköping International Business School, SWEDEN and CESIS (Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies) at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. (Collaborating partner: Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (REAL) at the University of Illinois, USA.)

• All papers will be assigned to a discussant and all presenters/participants are expected to serve as discussants. We aim to encourage constructive discussions in an interactive setting and there will be no parallel sessions. Therefore, the size of the workshop will be limited.
• The organizers of the workshop will arrange an outlet in the form of a special issue in an international journal in the field of urban and regional economics.

Registration:
The workshop is free. Accommodation and meals will also be covered by the organizers. Travel costs, however, will have to be covered by the participants.

Deadlines and information:
Extended abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2015.
(Draft) Paper submission deadline: May 1, 2015.
Please submit contributions to: Katarina Blåman, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Organization committee:
Özge Öner, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and CEnSE
Esteban López, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (REAL), University of Illinois
Mikaela Backman, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., CEnSE
Johan Klaesson, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., CEnSE