Dear colleague:

The XXI Applied Economics Meeting will be held at the Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid, Spain) on June 7-8, 2018. The program will consist of contributed and invited papers. It is hoped that the research presented will represent a broad spectrum of applied economics and econometrics.

All relevant information regarding the Scientific Committee, conference program, venue, registration, accommodation, social events and technical conference support will be made available through the following web site:

http://encuentros.alde.es/en

Prospective contributors are invited to submit electronically the final version of their papers before March 1st, 2018by using the Conference Maker:

https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=EcuentroXXI

A program committee will select the papers for the conference.

We are also very pleased to announce that there will be a new edition of the Young researchers ALdE Prize awarded at the Applied Economics Meeting. This prize is donated by ALdE and amounts 1,000 euros for the best paper; it also includes one Special mention that will have an economic payment of 500 euros. The authors must state their willingness to participate by following the full rules, which are available on the website.

Young researchers are also encouraged to apply for ALdE 2018 Travel Grants, whose full rules are also available at the website.

          Mariam Camarero                                         Josefa García Grade

Head of the Scientific Committee                           Head of the Local Committee