2015 Municipal Finance Conference - Call for Papers.

August 7, 2015, Boston, MA

Hosted by the Brandeis International Business School and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Brandeis International Business School and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston are hosting the fourth annual Municipal Finance Conference in Boston on Friday, August 7, 2015. The one-day conference, which will be held at the Boston Fed, will bring together academics, practitioners, regulators and issuers to discuss the changing state of municipal capital markets and how to analyze and adapt to the changing landscape. The objective of this conference is to highlight practice-relevant and policy-relevant research on municipal finance and to advance a dialogue among market participants and academic researchers on municipal markets.

BEST PAPER PRIZE: The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis is sponsoring a $2,500 best paper prize for the conference.

TOPICS: We welcome submissions of research papers covering topics related to municipal capital markets. A list of possible topics includes, but is not limited to:

– Trading and liquidity in municipal bonds.
– The primary market for municipal bonds.
– Municipal distress and restructuring.
– Post-retirement benefits in the state and local sector.
– Infrastructure finance.
– Public/private partnerships.
– Credit rating and credit enhancement markets.
– Alternative sources of capital.
– Municipal derivative markets.
– The role of financial advisors.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2015. Please send completed papers or a detailed abstract by e-mail to: [email protected] and include “MUNICIPAL FINANCE CONFERENCE” in the subject line. Questions about the Call for Papers or the 2015 Conference can be directed to [email protected]



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