The 7th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics will be held on January 6-7, 2025 at the University of Michigan.
The Call for Papers is open to scholars from all relevant disciplines, including but not limited to law, macroeconomics, history, political science, and sociology. Interested applicants should submit their papers for consideration on or before October 13, 2024 through this form. Abstracts and introductions are welcome, but full drafts of accepted papers will be expected for distribution by December 22, 2024. Questions can be directed to lawandmacro@umich.edu.
From the organizers:
Geopolitical tensions, inflation, and recurrent banking crises have exposed the fragilities of the international monetary system. At the same time, interventions by central banks and fiscal authorities have stoked optimism about the potential for a “soft landing” and sustainable economic expansion.
These developments reinforce the imperative of research at the intersection of law and macroeconomics, even as they recast and sharpen our understanding of the field. They form the background for the Seventh Conference on Law and Macroeconomics. The conference will be held on January 6-7, 2025, at the University of Michigan Law School and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We welcome submissions of papers that address the following topics, among
others:
- Monetary policy, including comparative approaches to achieving price stability;
- Fiscal policy, including legal and regulatory tools to mitigate economic downturns;
- Financial regulatory policy, including its interactions with fiscal and monetary policies;
- Emergency lending authorities given to central bankers to backstop the broader economy;
- Industrial policy as means of promoting economic development or combating climate change;
- Increased use of sanctions against small and large, interconnected economies;
- The U.S. dollar and its status as the global reserve currency; and
- Sovereign debt vulnerabilities, including the role of international institutions like the IMF
For more information, including the full Call for Papers, please visit the conference website.
PAPER SUBMISSIONS DUE OCTOBER 13, 2024.