The Royal Economic Society
Annual Conference 2006

Press Centre

Media briefings on papers presented at the conference are in seven broad subject areas and are now available (pdf format) - see below. The Royal Economic Society Media Consultant, Romesh Vaitilingam, may be contacted on 0117-983-9770 or 07768-661095 or romesh@compuserve.com

THE ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS AND PRODUCTIVITY
NEW RESEARCH AT THE RES ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2006

On the agenda:

• New Casinos Set to Boost UK Productivity
• Foreign Firms Choose to Locate R&D Labs Near Top British Universities
• Big Financial Constraints on UK Export Success
• Consumer Benefits from UK Airline Mergers
• Monetary Policy's Variable Impact on UK Manufacturing Industries

Also on the programme:

• The RES Presidential Lecture by Professor John Sutton from the London School of Economics

• A special session on Delivery of Legal Services and Justice , chaired by Professor Sir John Vickers from Oxford University

• A special session on Productivity and Management , chaired by Professor David Card from the University of California, Berkeley

For Further Information: contact Romesh Vaitilingam on 07768-6610 95 (email: romesh@compuserve.com).

On the agenda:

• Family Tax Credits Have Created More Couples
• Increasing Divorce Rates across Europe: The Impact of Changing Divorce Laws
• Auction Fever is Much More Contagious for Teams than for Individuals
• Why Humans Care about ‘Sunk Costs' while Animals Don't
• The Impact of ‘Carrot-and-Stick' Aid Policies
• Local NGOs in Development: No More Altruistic than Government Agencies
• Accident Prevention on Farms: Greater Public Concerns for Child Safety
• The Growth of Personal Bankruptcy – and How to Deal with it

Also on the programme:

• Neuroeconomics: Using Neuroscience to Expand Economic Prediction , a plenary lecture by Professor Colin Camerer from Caltech
• Special sessions on Disability and Learning and Evolution

For Further Information: contact Romesh Vaitilingam on 07768-6610 95 (email: romesh@compuserve.com).

THE ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION AND LIFE CHANCES
NEW RESEARCH AT THE RES ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2006

On the agenda:

• The Rewards to Education are Rising Fast: New Evidence from Twins
• Increasing Mothers' Education Benefits their Children's School Performance
• Fathers and Sons: New Evidence on the Intergenerational Links in Earnings
• Women Politicians Bring Educational Gains

Also on the programme:

• A special session on What Can We Learn from Comparisons of Intergenerational Mobility? , chaired by Stephen Aldridge from the Cabinet Office

• A special session on Productivity and Management , chaired by Professor David Card from the University of California, Berkeley

For Further Information: contact Romesh Vaitilingam on 07768-6610 95 (email: romesh@compuserve.com).

THE ECONOMICS OF JOBS, PAY AND HOUSE PRICES
NEW RESEARCH AT THE RES ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2006

On the agenda:

• More Competition Means Lower Unemployment
• The UK's Environmental Regulations Do Not Cost Jobs
• The Pay-slip Black Box: What Determines What's in Your Wages
• American Takeovers of British Firms: Good News for Wages
• How the Housing Market Affects Regional Migration within in UK
• The UK House Price Bubble Illusion
• Explaining Early Exit Patterns from the Royal Navy
• The Labour Market Disadvantage of Women Carers

Also on the programme:

• A special session on Productivity and Management , chaired by Professor David Card from the University of California, Berkeley

For Further Information: contact Romesh Vaitilingam on 07768-6610 95 (email: romesh@compuserve.com).

INFLATION, EXCHANGE RATES AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
NEW RESEARCH AT THE RES ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2006

On the agenda:

• Sovereign Debt Swaps: The Future Role of the IMF
• New European Union Members Ready to Join the Euro
• Eurozone Monetary Policy Hampered by Price ‘Stickiness'
• Uncertainty Makes UK Interest Rates More Stable
• Openness to Trade Reduces Inflation Volatility
• Picking the Best Exchange Rate Regime to Boost Trade
• The Sources of Macroeconomic Stability: Good Luck or Good Policy?

Also on the programme:

• Household Heterogeneity and Real Exchange Rates , a plenary lecture by Professor Narayana Kocherlakota from the University of Minnesota

• Professor Stephen Nickell from the Monetary Policy Committee discussing the papers presented at the special session On the Sources of Macroeconomic Stability: Good Luck or Good Policy?

For Further Information: contact Romesh Vaitilingam on 07768-661095 (email: romesh@compuserve.com).

Dr Steve Humphrey, Local Organiser, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD.
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