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Dear Colleague:

Below is a call for papers for a Computational Economics conference I am hosting next summer here at Hoover. Please circulate it among your colleagues. Also, note the items of special interest below for your graduate students.

Thanks,

Ken Judd

P.S. Please excuse multiple messages; I am using many lists.

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****** CALL FOR PAPERS ******

Society for Computational Economics

announces the

Third International Conference

on

"COMPUTING IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE"

Stanford, CA, June 30 - July 2, 1997

The Third International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance, organized under the auspices of the Society for Computational Economics, will be held at the HooverInstitution at Stanford University from June 30 through July 2, 1997. We invite participation from all branches of economics and finance, and related areas in computer science, operations research, statistics, and mathematics, in both the academic and business worlds.

Presentations will cover both quantitative and empirical methods for economics and finance including, but not limited to, optimization, linear and nonlinear equations, computationally intensive statistical methods, option pricing, CGE modelling, neural networks, agent-based economics, rational expectations modelling, computation of Nash equilibrium, variational inequalities, genetic algorithms, simulation methods, automatic differentiation, Bayesian methods, databases, network economics, option pricing, and artificial intelligence.

Those unacquainted with the SCE and this conference series should consult the web page http://www.unige.ch/ce/ce96/ which describes the program from the Second International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance held in Geneva, Switzerland, in June, 1996, or the page http://www.unige.ch/ce/austin/ which describes the program from the previous meeting held in Austin, Texas, in 1995.

Individuals who wish to present papers should submit abstracts or finished papers to:

Kenneth L. Judd Hoover Institution Stanford, CA. 94305 judd@hoover.stanford.edu. 415-723-1687 (fax)

Electronic submissions in ASCII, TeX, and LaTeX formats are encouraged, but ordinary paper (by mail or fax) is fine.

Deadline for submissions: February 15, 1997.

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CONFERENCE WEB PAGE:

Visit us at http://bucky.stanford.edu/cef97/ for up-to-date information on the program, accomodations, and local attractions.

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Following are some special program notes:

CURRENTLY PLANNED PLENARY TALKS:

"Solution Methods for Equations" Curtis Eaves, Stanford EES/OR Department

Panel Discussion on "The Teaching of Computational Economics" Ken Judd (Hoover Institution) David Kendrick (University of Texas) Mario Miranda (Ohio State University)

"Computational Economics in Practice in the Telecommunications Industry" Louis F. Pau, (Ericsson Utvecklings AB and Technical University of Denmark)

GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER SESSION:

In an effort to encourage graduate student participation, there will be a poster session for graduate students to present their work-in-progress. There will also be some financial aid for graduate student participants; contact Ken Judd for details.

GRADUATE STUDENT PRIZE:

The Society for Computational Economics is offering three $1,000 prizes for outstanding papers by graduate students. A description of that prize is available at http://bucky.stanford.edu/cef97/

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Ken Judd, Hoover Institution, General Chairman

Hans Amman, University of Amsterdam Kit Baum, Boston College Dave Belsley, Boston College Chris Birchenhall, University of Manchester Dee Dechert, University of Wisconsin John Duffy, University of Pittsburgh Larry Eisenberg, The Risk Engineering Company Manfred Gilli, University of Geneva Bill Goffe, University of Southern Mississipi Seth Greenblatt, University of Reading Steve Hall, Imperial College David Kendrick, University of Texas Mario Miranda, Ohio Statue University Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts Louis Pau, Ericsson Utvecklings AB and Technical University of Denmark Ken Pearson, Monash University John Rust, Yale University Berc Rustem, Imperial College Tom Sargent, Hoover Insitution Leigh Tesfatsion, Iowa State Charles Tapiero, ESSEC Peter Tinsley, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, Washington, D.C. Andy Whinston, University of Texas =========================================================================