The Global Political Economy Network (GPEN) of the Centre for Globalisation Research (CGR) announces its 3rd Annual Conference 2013 to be held at School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London on 24-25 June 2013.

Background:
This is the 3rd GPEN conference which we are dedicating in memory of our colleague Dr. Alvaro Angeriz who passed away on 11 January 2012. This conference theme will be a fitting tribute to him, given his interest on policy relevant issues in development.

The GPEN conference serves as a forum for people interested in global political economy issues. Given the economic slowdown in advanced countries and trade collapse in emerging market and developing countries, the focus has shifted towards policy coordination with regard to fiscal stimulus or financial regulation when monetary policy has become less effective. There is still little consensus about the effects of different policies – either within countries or between countries. The role of institutions whether national or global may play a big role in explaining this variation in the process of development.

Recent analyses have suggested that global financial liberalisation has led to strong shifts in costs of, access to and returns to finance in different parts of the World, whose effects on development have not fully been explored. The role of global policies and institutions when markets are more integrated remain at the heart of current debate. We encourage submissions from academics, practitioners, and central bank and government officials all over the world to present and discuss research results about the role of global economic and financial policies. Emphasis will be placed on the developments in the emerging market and developing economies in this year’s theme. Theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented papers are all welcome.

Keynote speakers (confirmed):
Professor Robert J. Hill, Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Graz, Austria
Professor Jonathan Temple, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Other speaker TBC

Submission of papers:
To submit papers visit https://editorialexpress.com/conference/GPEN2013

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES: Authors of the submitted papers will be invited to submit their paper to a possible journal special issue/section after the conference.

THE VENUE: The conference will be held at SBM, Queen Mary University of London. A buffet dinner and drinks will be provided by the conference organizers as part of the registration fee.

KEY DATES: Deadline for paper submission: March 31, 2013.

Notification of Acceptance: April 15 2013.

Registration Deadline: May 15, 2013.

REGISTRATION FEES:
100 GBP; Includes conference materials, coffee breaks, and buffet dinner.

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:
Prof. Brigitte Granville, Director, Centre for Globalisation Research, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, UK (b.granville@qmul.ac.uk)

Prof. Sushanta Mallick, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, UK (s.k.mallick@qmul.ac.uk)

Dr. Huw Edwards, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK (t.h.edwards@lboro.ac.uk)

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE: Dr. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Dr Sabine D'Costa, Prof. Gulnur Muradoglu, Dr. Lutao Ning, Dr. Martha Prevezer, and Dr Almudena Sevilla

CONTACT:
Mr Ade Alele, Marketing and Events Coordinator, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London EN1 4NS
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8577
Email: a.alele@qmul.ac.uk