CALL FOR PAPERS
The 16th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association
The Japan Economic Policy Association (JEPA) invites you to participate in its 2017 International Conference. Theconference welcomes academics, as well as corporate or government economists. Participants may present papers,
discuss papers, chair sessions, participate in plenary sessions, or simply observe. The conference will have theme-related
plenary sessions and other regular ones. Theme-related papers will be welcomed. The presenters at the conference willbe given a privilege of submitting their manuscripts for publication in the International Journal of Economic Policy Studies(IJEPS), an official refereed-journal of the Japan Economic Policy Association (JEPA).
The Main Theme: “ Deregulation and Stable Growth Policy
to Overcome the Deceleration of the World Economy ”
Date: November 4 (Sat.)~5(Sun.), 2017.
Place: Okinawa Jichikaikan Hall , 116-37, Asahi-cho, Naha-city, Okinawa, Japan
Host University: The University of Ryukyu, Okinawa, Japan(1) Abstract Submission
You are cordially invited to submit an abstract of your paper for consideration. An abstract based on the abstract
template should be submitted by E-mail to the jepa mail address stated below, in the form of MS-Word file by May 31
July 31, 2017. The abstract template is available on our website: http://www.jepa.jp/jepa2017/jepa2017index.html
Abstracts and papers must neither have been published, accepted, nor have been submitted for publication elsewhere.
(2) Required Contents
The abstract based on the abstract template is required to contain the following:
1. Title of the paper
2. Name(s) of author(s) (the surname in CAPITALS)
3. Affiliation(s) and post(s), postal address(es), telephone/fax numbers and E-mail address(es)4. Abstract (of 450~500 words, three key words, single spaced)
5. Category Number (s) listed below and JEL classification code
6. Willing to be a chair and/or discussant(3) Subject Categories
1. Theory of Economic Policy
2. Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
3. Monetary and Financial Policy
4. Growth, Development and Population Policy
5. Industrial Organization and Structural Policy
6. Labor Economics and Policy
7. Public Economics and Public Choice

8. Welfare and Social Security Policy
9. Regional, Urban and Transportation Policy
10. Resource and Environmental Policy
11. International Economic Policy
12. Law and Economics
13. Comparative System Analysis
14. Others(4) Full Paper Submission
A MS-Word file of your full paper should be submitted by E-mail to the jepa2017 address stated in (6) by July 31
August 31, 2017. Your paper based on the full paper template should be written in English, in the format of 80 letters by
40 lines per page, and be accompanied by the abstract. The length is expected to be around 20 pages, including all
formulae, references, tables and figures. The full paper template is available on the above website.
(5) Process of Selection
The Program Committee will examine the submitted papers, decide if they are worth for presentation or not, and will
notify the results to the presenter.
A presenter whose paper is accepted will be expected to play the role of a discussant and/or a session chair.
(6) The Program Committee
Chair: Mitsuhiko SATAKE
Vice Chair: Shumpei YAOITA
Secretary General: Kazuhiko NAKAHIRA
Vice Secretary General: Toru NAGAHARA
E-mail: jepa2017#jepa-hq.com (# should be replaced by @)(7) The Managing Committee
Chair: Hajime OHSHIRO

Vice Chair: Kazuyuki ISHIDA