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The Journal of International Economics, Banque de France, Centre for Economic Policy Research, World Bank, and University of Surrey invite submissions for the inaugural edition of the “International Seminar on Trade” (ISoT).

The International Seminar on Trade will be held 5-6 May 2025 at the World Bank in Washington D.C., United States. 

ISoT focuses on recent advances in empirical, theoretical, and quantitative international trade. We also welcome paper in closely related fields – including development and industrialization; technology, innovation and digital transformation; climate change and the environment; macroeconomics and finance; economic resilience and crisis management; and labor, inequality and social impacts – if they include a significant international trade component. Submissions should be motivated by real-world questions and firmly grounded in policy-relevant empirical evidence and data.
 
Submissions must not be under consideration for publication in another journal. By submitting in response to this call for papers, authors agree to allow the Journal of International Economics to consider their papers for publication in a special issue. The refereeing process will be overseen by two Guest Editors, who will be Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School and CEPR) and Stephen Redding (Princeton University and CEPR) in 2025.
 
To submit your paper for consideration, please upload a PDF file by January 24, 2025, no later than 11:59 PM EST (January 25, 2025, 05:59 AM CET) following the instructions below. 

If you know of a relevant paper by another researcher, please share this call with them.

Paper Submissions
Authors who already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

  1. Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
  2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4510
  3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"
  4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
  5. Tick the boxes that apply to you 
  6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information
  7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission.

Authors who do not have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

  1. Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register
  2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4510
  3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"
  4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
  5. Tick the boxes that apply to you 
  6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information
  7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission.

For registration assistance, please contact Bao Khanh Le, Senior Events Officer at [email protected]

Funding
Only authors of accepted papers will be contacted, with decisions expected by mid-February. Travel and accommodation expenses for the author who submitted the paper will be covered according to the organizing entities' Travel Guidelines, which will be included in the decision notifications.

Organising committee
Costas Arkolakis (Yale University), Holger Breinlich (University of Surrey), Juan Carluccio (Banque de France and University of Surrey), Beata Javorcik (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and CEPR), Gianmarco Ottaviano (Bocconi University and CEPR), Daria Taglioni (World Bank).

Selection committee
Erhan Artuc (World Bank), Agnès Bénassy-Quéré (Banque de France and CEPR), Lionel Fontagné (Bank of France, Paris School of Economics and CEPII), Jonathan Vogel (University of California, Los Angeles).

Guest Co-Editors of the JIE Special Issue
Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School and CEPR) and Stephen Redding (Princeton University).