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<P>Call for Papers<BR>Announcing the Fifth Conference of the South-Eastern
European Monetary History Network (SEEMHN)hosted by the Central Bank of Turkey
in Istanbul on 16 April 2010.<BR><BR>Following the success of the previous four
annual conferences of the South-Eastern European Monetary History Network
(SEEMHN) held in Sofia (BNB) in 2006, Vienna (OeNB) in 2007, Athens (BoG) in
2008 and Belgrade (NBS) in 2009, it is the great pleasure of the Central Bank of
Turkey to host the Fifth Annual Conference in April 2010. This reflects the
Central Bank of Turkey's support to SEEMH Network, whose main objective is to
extend the knowledge of the economic history of the Balkans as an integral part
of the Pan-European experience with a specific focus on financial, monetary and
banking history. <BR><BR>The Fifth SEEMHN Conference will take place on Friday,
16 April 2010, in Istanbul. The topic of the conference will be "Monetary Policy
during Economic Crises: a Comparative and Historical Perspective"<WBR>.
South-Eastern Europe has a rich history in crises. During the 19th and the 20th
centuries all countries in the region were prone to different varieties of
economic and financial crises and monetary authorities strove to sustain
monetary and financial stability. The Conference will put at central stage the
history of economic and financial crises in emerging market economies and will
discuss individual and coordinated monetary policy responses to resolve them. An
emphasis should be placed on the evolution of financial market regulation and
the post-crises regulatory responses. A comparison of the crisis experience of
advanced countries with that of the emerging market economies may serve as a
useful analytical framework to draw important lessons for resolving the current
crisis (since 2007) and preventing future crisis episodes.<BR>Interested
researchers should submit their papers or extended proposals to Yuksel Gormez
(<A
href="mailto:yuksel.gormez%40tcmb.gov.tr">yuksel.gormez@<WBR>tcmb.gov.<WBR>tr</A>)
no later than 29 January 2010. Authors of the accepted papers will be notified
no later than 26 February 2010. The conference version of the paper is expected
by 26 March 2010 and the presentation version is expected by 2 April 2010. The
papers should meet the usual scientific standards and address the main theme of
the conference in a broad interpretation. Selected papers will be published in
the Conference Proceedings Volume, co-edited by Professor Sevket Pamuk. All
participants are expected to cover their own expenses. Participation in the
conference is not conditional upon presenting a paper.<BR><BR>Kind
regards,<BR><BR>Ali Hakan Kara<BR>General Manager of the Research and Monetary
Policy Department<BR>The Central Bank of Turkey on behalf of the Organizing
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