March 28 - 29, 2008
Memorial Union, University of MissouriColumbia
The Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank St. Louis along with the Department of Economics at the University of MissouriColumbia are pleased to announce the eighth Missouri Economics Conference, which will take place at the University of Missouri on Friday and Saturday, March 28 - 29, 2008.
The deadline to submit papers for the 2008 Missouri Economics Conference has passed. Acceptance notices will be sent March 1, 2008.
Keynote Speakers:
Kevin D. Hoover, Duke University
Robin C. Sickles, Rice University
Registration for this year's conference is closed.
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Sessions:
Concurrent sessions will consist of four papers. Participants will have
30 minutes to present a paper. All sessions will take place at the Memorial Union on campus.
Hotel Arrangements:
A block of rooms has been reserved for conference participants at the Drury Inn Columbia (hotel amenities).
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.