Socio-economic Conference 2009

May 4-5, 2009

Call for papers

The Statistics Canada Socio-economic Conference provides an annual forum for empirical research focusing on issues of concern in Canadian public policy. The conference targets studies discussing:

• emerging economic trends and their underlying causes;

• the ability of various groups to participate in society and the economy.

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: innovation; productivity; international trade; agriculture; environment-economy linkages; natural resources and energy; transportation; industrial development; urban and rural development; health; education; families; income and wealth and their distribution; immigration; and labour markets.

The Conference focuses on studies directly relevant to Canada, while at the same time welcoming comparative international studies that shed light on Canadian public policy issues. It places a premium on empirical studies making innovative use of Canadian data.

Proposals are now being sought for the 2009 Conference. Authors are invited to submit proposals under one or more of the following categories:

• Contributed paper - Analysis prepared in the form of a formal paper and presented in a parallel session of the conference.

• Contributed session - A parallel session comprising a maximum of three papers related to an area of socio-economic analysis. In addition to identifying papers, organizers of contributed sessions are responsible for identifying chairpersons and discussants for their  sessions. Proposals for contributed sessions must include separate abstracts for each paper.

• Poster - Presentation of study results in the form of a display board. This will be suitable for any work that can be communicated effectively with imited text, charts and tables. It offers researchers the opportunity to discuss their work on a one-on-one basis with conference participants.

Authors should clearly indicate for which category they wish their proposal to be considered.

Proposals should clearly indicate the names of all authors, the email and telephone number of the contact author, paper title and an abstract no more than 200 words in length, and submitted as a Microsoft Word file or a PDF.

Deadlines and milestones:

Proposal submissions: January 12th, 2009
Notification of acceptance: February 2nd, 2009
Final drafts of papers: March 16th, 2009

Note: All participating authors must pay the speakers registration fees.

Please send proposals to:

Socio-economic Conference 2009
Conference Secretariat
Statistics Canada
150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway
Main Building, Room 1104
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0T6
Telephone: 613-951-1135
Fax: 613-951-5544
E-mail: economic.conference@statcan.gc.ca