CALL FOR PAPERS
The 21st International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association
The Main Theme: “Interdisciplinarity of Economic Policy Studies”
Date: November 19 (Sat.)~ 20 (Sun.), 2022.
Place: Rokkodai Campus, Kobe University, 1-1, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, JAPAN
Host University: Kobe University, JapanThe Japan Economic Policy Association (JEPA) invites you to the JEPA International Conference. The conference
provides the regular sessions and the theme-related plenary sessions, and others. The 21th International Conference ofthe JEPA will be hosted both by on-site and online (Zoom or Video) together. The conference is relevant to academics
and scholars as well as policy makers or officials in governments and international institutions working in the fields ofEconomics and other related sciences. The presenters at the conference may consider applying their papers to theInternational Journal of Economic Policy Studies (IJEPS), an official refereed journal of the JEPA published bySpringer. You are encouraged to submit papers for presentation at the conference. Please follow the instructions
below.
(1) Important Dates*Application for presentation deadline: June 30, 2022 extended until July 31, 2022
*Full paper submission deadline: July 31, 2022 extended until August 31, 2022
(2) Application and Participation Guidelines
JEPA does not accept the papers which have been already published, accepted, or submitted for publicationelsewhere. Accepted presenters, discussants, chairs, guest speakers and members of the JEPA are eligible toparticipate in this conference. Graduate students are also welcomed to submit the paper. Participants are required topay the registration fee by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, JCB,AMERICAN EXPRESS(AMEX) or Diners Club).
The information of registration fee is available on the conference website.
(3) Categories of Interest
Categories of interest of the conference are listed below. Choose first and second categories that would best fit to yourpaper when you apply for presentation.
1. Theory of Economic Policy
8. Welfare and Social Security Policy
2. Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
9. Regional, Urban and Transportation Policy
3. Monetary and Financial Policy
10. Resource and Environmental Policy
4. Growth, Development and Population Policy 11. International Economic Policy
5. Industrial Organization and Structural Policy
12. Law and Economics
6. Labor Economics and Policy13. Comparative System Analysis
7. Public Economics and Public Choice
14. Other Applications in Economics, or Related Areas(4) Application for Presentation
To apply for presentation, you should access to the conference website and fill out your abstract and necessary
information in the web application form in the website. The deadline is June 30, 2022. extended until July 31, 2022.
The abstract must be within 450-500 words with it also including three key words of your paper.
The required information includes your paper title, its abstract, your contact information, preference of categories ofinterest, and your choice either of on-site or online participation.
If you choose online “video presentation”, please submit 20 minutes presentation video until November 6, 2022.
Please find more information on the difference between onsite and online presentation (Zoom or Video presentation)on the conference webpage.
The acceptance of the presentation is made on the basis of the quality of the abstract.
(5) Submission of Full Paper and Presentation VideoThe full paper which you will submit must be around 10 to 15 pages (roughly corresponds to around 6000 to 8000
words), including all formulae, references, tables and figures, and be written by using our full paper template (MSWord file: the format of 80 letters by 40 lines per page) that is available on the conference website.
Full paper submission deadline is July 31, 2022. extended until August 31, 2022. To submit, email to the conference
secretariat shown below and attach your full paper.
(6) Process of Selection
The Program Committee will notify the result to the presenter after examining her/his submitted abstract anddeciding if it is worth for presentation or not.
A presenter whose abstract is accepted will be expected to play the role of a discussant and/or a session chair.
(7)Conference Website and Conference Secretariat
JEPA 2022 Conference website: http://jepa.jpn.org/en/jepa2022/
JEPA 2022 Conference Secretariat email: jepa2022[at]jepa.jpn.org (replace [at] with @)