World Bank: Call for Papers for the 2012 Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics

Washington, D.C. - May 7-8, 2012. Deadline for submission, January 6, 2012.

		"Accountability and Transparency for Development"

The conference, organized by the World Bank Development Economics Vice Presidency, will be held May 7-8 at the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The theme of the conference is “Accountability and Transparency for Development.” The Organizing Committee is calling for papers that examine, in innovative ways, the links between accountability, transparency and development.

Possible topics include  the implications of accountability and transparency for:

• Public sector management and service delivery,
• Political processes and outcomes,
• Aid effectiveness
• Management of natural resources.
• Stability and inclusion in the financial sector
• Firm performance and firm dynamics

Papers that do not fit into these categories but are related to the main conference theme are also welcome. Selected papers will be presented at the conference’s main sessions.

Those interested should submit a draft paper or a two-page proposal by January 6, 2012, via email to abcde@worldbank.org. Proposals should include the title of the paper, authors, affiliation, and contact information. They should also address the main questions to be examined, relevant literature, unique contribution to the literature, and methodology.

Authors of selected papers will be invited, although not required, to submit their papers for a special issue of the World Bank Economic Review. Authors of accepted proposals will be contacted by January 27. A work-in-progress draft will be required by February 29.

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