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Ninth Annual Missouri Economics Conference

March 27 - 28, 2009
Reynolds Alumni Center, University of Missouri—Columbia

The Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank St. Louis along with the Department of Economics at the University of Missouri—Columbia are pleased to announce the ninth Missouri Economics Conference, which will take place at the University of Missouri on Friday and Saturday, March 27 - 28, 2009.

The deadline to submit papers for the 2009 Missouri Economics Conference has passed. Acceptance notices will be sent March 7, 2009.

Conference Program

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Registration:
Registration for this year's conference is closed.

Sessions:
Concurrent sessions will consist of four papers. Participants will have 30 minutes to present a paper. All sessions will take place at the Reynolds Alumni Center on campus.

Hotel Arrangements:
Stoney Creek Inn & Conference Center: http://www.stoneycreekinn.com/locations/index.cfm?LocationID=8 These reservations must be made by phone: 1-800-659-2220. Please reference the Missouri Economics Conference. Reservations must be made by March 9, 2009, in order to get the rate of $75.00/night + tax.
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Courtyard by Marriott-Columbia: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/coucy-courtyard-columbia/ These reservations can be made online at http://www.marriott.com/coucy. Please enter the date of arrival and departure and use the following group codes: For king rooms with sofa sleepers the code is "mecmeca". The code for double queens is "mecmecb." Reservations must be made by March 9, 2009, in order to get the rate of $109.00/night + tax.

Travel Information:
Driving to the Conference: A Map to the University of Missouri, Columbia is posted at http://map.missouri.edu/.

Flying to the Conference:
The local airport is Columbia Regional Airport. It is generally cheaper to fly to Kansas City (126 miles to the west) or St. Louis (125 miles to the east) and either rent a car or take a shuttle bus. The MO-X shuttle offers service from the Kansas City and St. Louis airports to Columbia. Details about the MO-X shuttle can be found at https://www.moexpress.com/tac/default.aspx.