Applied Research in Economics 2018

The Higher School of Economics-Perm invites faculty, independent scholars, practitioners, and PhD students to participate in the sixth International Conference on Applied Research in Economics (iCare6) to be held as part of the events celebrating the 20th anniversary of HSE-Perm.

The conference focuses on research that has applications to and implications for real-life problems. Hence the conference acronym reflects its motto — iCare = I care.

Conference topics

We accept submissions in a wide range of subjects. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: 

• Empirical corporate finance
• Empirical industrial organization
• Experimental economics and finance
• Labour economics
• International economics
• Economics of development
• Political economy
• Public economics and finance
• Management Studies
• Management Science

Special Sessions

Besides general topics listed above this year conference includes three special sessions:

• Interdisciplinary insights in cryptocurrencies
• Marketing strategy, modeling and consumer behaviour
• Sustainable development, business and behaviour.

If you wish to organize a special session or special track, please submit papers or abstracts of all papers included in that session/track, with a brief note on the common topic for all of them, and on the suggested chair(s) of the session(s).

Social programme

The Conference Organizing Committee will cover the social programme. The social programme usually includes a visit to the world renowned Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.

Grants

The HSE — Perm will award grants to PhD-students and junior researchers for the most outstanding papers (200 EUR each) as a contribution to cover travel expenses.