1. Call For Papers
FESE De la Vega Prize 2017

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) is delighted to announce the launch of the Josseph de la Vega Prize 2017. The Prize will award an outstanding research paper related to the securities markets in Europe.

TOPICS: Papers about current developments in European securities markets are particularly welcome. The paper may refer to any of the following topics:
- Saving via Capital Markets: access to capital markets for investors, European private pension plan, financial literacy.
- Financing via Capital Markets: SMEs access, SMEs Growth Markets, Prospectus Regulation, new forms of equity financing.
- Primary Markets for Equities and Bonds: public and private offerings, ongoing disclosure requirements, markets segments.
- Secondary Markets for Equities, Fixed Income and Derivatives: value of exchanges for the real economy, liquidity, transparency, efficiency, risk management, market microstructure, development/size of markets, central clearing, post-trading activity, market abuse.
- Integration, Fairness, Security and Integrity of Markets.
- Benchmarks, Market Indicators and Market Data.
- New Technologies: blockchain, crypto-currencies, robot advisers, etc.
- Impact of Regulation.

The winner(s) will be awarded the prize at the Gala Dinner of the FESE Convention 2017, which will take place on Wednesday, 21st June 2017 in Paris in the presence of high-level officials and industry representatives from around the world. In addition, the winner(s) will be invited to attend the FESE Convention 2017 on Thursday, 22nd June in Paris.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION: The deadline for the submission of papers is Sunday, 26th March 2017, before midnight (CET). The full conditions of participation in the Josseph de la Vega Prize 2017 are available here: http://www.fese.eu/images/Conditions_of_participation_in_the_Josseph_de_la_Vega_Prize_2017.pdf

Further information about the Prize and previous winners are available here: http://www.fese.eu/de-la-vega-prize/previous-winners

2. Call For Papers
2017 Biennial IADI Research Conference: Designing an Optimal Deposit Insurance System in the wake of Financial Crisis - Theory and Practice

1-2 June 2017, Basel, Switzerland

The International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) invites research papers for its Biennial Research Conference to be held at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland on 1-2 June 2017.

Deposit insurance systems around the world faced a variety of challenges during the recent financial crisis and played a critical role in maintaining financial stability. IADI established its Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems, which emphasize the importance of prompt payouts, clear funding arrangements and more effective contingency planning and crisis management, among other critical elements, to ensure that deposit insurance systems are credible. Although important progress has been made in implementing the framework laid out in the Core Principles, there are several issues in designing an optimal deposit insurance system that require further research. The IADI research conference provides a forum for researchers and deposit insurance and bank resolution practitioners to advance our knowledge about a wide range of issues facing deposit insurers. Thus, the format of the conference will be a blend of research paper presentations with discussants and panels of practitioner experts.

TOPICS: For the research paper sessions, the Program Committee invites theoretical and empirical papers of relevance to deposit insurers. Topics of special interest include, but are not limited to:
1. Optimal level (i.e. coverage) of deposit insurance
2. Optimal or fair pricing (for charging fees/premiums) of deposit insurance
3. Optimal funding structure for deposit insurers
4. Risk taking by banks and its impact on deposit insurance
5. Estimating systemic risk for the design of the financial safety net
6. Assessment of liquidity needs for deposit insurance systems
7. Issues in the design of harmonized deposit insurance systems (e.g. Europe)

In addition to the above-mentioned indicative topic, the organisers may consider research work in the area of bank supervision and resolution frameworks and issues concerning financial stability. The priority will, however, be given to the topics directly relating to deposit insurance.

CONFERENCE DETAILS: The conference will be spread over one and half days and will include presentations by researchers and presentations by the practitioners. Each research paper will be discussed by discussants. Ample time will be provided for audience participation and informal discussions among conference participants. Research papers and panel presentations will be posted on the IADI public web site.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Expenses for travel and lodging will be reimbursed for researchers whose papers are selected for presentation at the conference. Paper submissions must be received by 24 February 2017. Authors will be notified regarding the status of their papers by 10th March 2017. Please submit papers by email as "pdf" files to: David.Walker@iadi.org and Kumudini.Hajra@iadi.org Please name the file: "YourLastName.iadi.pdf."

FURTHER INFORMATION: For additional information, please contact the IADI Secretary General, Mr. David Walker at David.Walker@iadi.org or +41 61 280 9950 or IADI Senior Policy and Research Advisor, Ms. Kumudini Hajra at Kumudini.Hajra@iadi.org or +41 61 280 9930.

3. Call For Papers
International Commodities Symposium: "New Directions in Commodities Research"

Date of Symposium: August 10-11, 2017

Location: J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities, University of Colorado Denver, 1475 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO 80202, USA

ORGANIZERS:
Ajeyo Banerjee, Director, J.P. Morgan, Center for Commodities, Denver, CO, USA
Graham Davis, Professor of Mineral Economics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Coordinator: Matthew Fleming, Program Manager, J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities, Matthew.Fleming@ucdenver.edu

DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION: February 15, 2017 (Abstracts or extended abstracts not accepted)
Acceptances Notified by: March 15, 2017

Sponsored by the CME Group Foundation
Sponsored by the Payne Institute for Earth Resources

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
1. Dr. Lutz Kilian, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
2. Dr. Alex King, Director, U.S. Department of Energy, Critical Materials Institute

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: (members of the Research Council, J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities)
Graham Davis, Colorado School of Mines, Golden (Chair of Technical Committee)
Ambron, Sueann, Senior Advisor, J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities
Anderson, Thorvin, Former Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Global Commodities Grp
Arak, Marcelle, CoBank Professor, J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities
Brady, Tom, Chief Economist, Newmont Mining Corp
Carter, Colin, Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis
DeVore, Nancy, Principal, DHF Team, LLC
Fenton, Colin, Managing Partner & Head of Research, Blacklight Research LLC
Gray, Robert, Chief Commodities Strategist, Resource Capital Funds
Greer, Bob, Scholar in Residence, J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities
Hamilton, James, Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego
Hammond, Dave, Principal, Hammond International Group
Houlton, Geoff, Director of Commodity Fundamentals, Anadarko Petroleum Corp
Irwin, Scott, Professor of Ag & Cons Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kaminski, Vince, Professor, Practice of Energy Mgmt, Rice University, Houston
Kilian, Lutz, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Kowalski, Daniel, Director of Industry Research, CoBank, Knowledge Exchange Division
Lee, Benjamin, Research Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
McCallum, Peter, Director, Global Agribusiness, Bunge Limited
Most, Matt, Government Relations and Sustainability, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc
Nomikos, Nikos, Professor of Shipping Risk Mgmt, Cass Business School, London
Pearson, Don, Spaces & Places Leader, Ardent Mills
Putnam, Bluford, Chief Economist, CME Group
Reinhardt, Forest, John D. Black Prof. of Business Admin, Harvard Business School
Robe, Michel, Associate Professor of Finance, American University, Washington D.C.
Ronn, Ehud, Professor of Finance, University of Texas, Austin
Rouwenhorst, Geert, Haas Professor of Corporate Finance, Yale School of Mgmt
Schneider, Bryce, Director of Trading and Origination, Xcel Energy
Slade, Margaret, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Till, Hilary, Solich Scholar, J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities
Titus, Lance, Managing Director, Guzman Energy
Vigfusson, Robert, Section Chief (Energy), Federal Reserve Board, Washington D.C.
Wright, Brian, Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Berkeley

SYMPOSIUM DETAIL: "New Directions in Commodities Research" is an international commodities symposium being organized at the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities, University of Colorado Denver, CO, USA, on August 10-11, 2017. The objective is to bring together global thought leaders and prominent stakeholders in commodities to discuss their critical thinking and new research related to commodities. While rigor and quality will be ensured in the presentations, the focus will be on real-world relevance of research, oriented to the immediate and near-term future. The sessions will be limited to outstanding research, and comprise both solicited and competitively selected papers. The sessions and papers will be from both academic and practitioner communities. Submitted papers will be selected by the Technical Committee listed above, which is the Research Council of the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities.

TOPICS: We invite submissions of scholarly work from all areas of commodities. We encourage industry participants to submit papers that provide current industry perspectives and challenges that could provide interesting research questions for academics. The following is an illustrative list of interest areas, and not exhaustive:
- Structure and regulation of exchanges and trading
- Behavioral and financial Incentives in commodities businesses
- Innovation/technology
- China/India
- Risk management
- Emissions/environment
- Transport/supply chains
- Shipping and ocean-going freight
- Commodities trade and economic growth
- Price fluctuations in commodity and financial markets
- Renewables
- Water as a commodity
- Big data analytics for commodities

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: To submit a paper, please go to http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/business/industry-programs/commodities/Pages/International-commodities-symposium.aspx

4. Call For Papers
Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University - Program on Economics & Privacy - Second Annual Digital Information Policy Scholars Conference

April 28, 2017, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia

The Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) at Antonin Scalia Law School, will host a scholars conference on the economics of digital information policy on April 28, 2017. The conference will be open to the public.

The mission of PEP is to promote the sound application of economic analysis to issues surrounding the digital information economy through original research, policy outreach, and education. The annual Digital Information Policy Scholars Conference is intended to further this goal by providing a forum to present original research on this important area of the US economy.

TOPICS: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Consumer valuation of privacy
- The impact of privacy & data security regulation on consumers and firms
- Data security in the payment industry
- Liability issues surrounding the Internet of Things
- The use of big data for consumers scoring
- Big data and price discrimination
- Targeted advertising
- Ad blocking
- The intersection of privacy and competition policy
- Information, privacy, and education policy
- Consumer responses to disclosures
- Privacy and data security issues surrounding biometrics

Selected authors will receive a $250 honorarium and will be provided lodging for the night of April 27, 2017. There will be a dinner for participants on April 27 as well. Selected authors will be responsible for submitting a final version of their paper by April 14, 2017. In addition to presenting their paper, selected authors will be expected to serve as a discussant for one paper at the conference.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please send your paper or abstract by February 6, 2017, to Jeff T. Smith, Coordinator of PEP, at jsmithq@gmu.edu. Preference will be given to completed papers.

The selection committee includes Alessandro Acquisti (Carnegie Mellon), Jane Bambauer (University of Arizona), James E. Rogers College of Law), Michael Baye (Indiana University, Kelley School of Business), James Cooper (George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School), Bruce Kobayashi (George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School), Andrew Stivers (Federal Trade Commission), Catherine Tucker (MIT, Sloan School of Management), and Liad Wagman (Illinois Institute of Technology). Selections will be made by February 24, 2017.