Economists working in this field are invited to submit a paper or an abstract for presentation at the Manila conference. Papers focusing on the patterns and implications of international trade and foreign direct investment in a growing world economy, as well as the conditions under which nations...

The subject of the conference is "The Asian Economic Renaissance: What Is in It for Agriculture?"

For the academic part of the conference, we invite authors to submit high-quality research papers in the areas of asset pricing and corporate finance, with an emphasis on debt instruments and markets. Both empirical and theoretical papers are welcome.

TOPICS: - Capital markets reform - Law, institutions, and finance - Banking and financial institutions - Private equity - Capital market integration - Emerging market risks and asset returns