EUROPEAN WINTER MEETINGS European Winter Meetings Mission statement Organization Selection process Regional consultants Related websites WINTER MEETING ISTANBUL 2005 Venue Local chair Program chair Call for papers Program Website Related websites

EUROPEAN WINTER MEETINGS The European Winter Meetings of the Econometric Society started in the 1950s with the aim of bringing together the most promising young European researchers with a group of senior academics representing different European regions and fields of specialization. Many of today's leading European economists started their careers by presenting their first major paper at one of these Meetings. In 2001, the European Standing Committee of the Econometric Society decided to introduce a change in the format of the Meetings, so as to focus the invitations on PhD students close to finishing their theses. MISSION STATEMENT The general aim of the Meetings is to promote the quality of the work done by young European researchers in economics and econometrics. The specific aim is to provide a better platform for top European PhD's candidates in the international job market. ORGANIZATION The Meetings take place during two full days in late October or early November. About 18 participants are invited to present their work and to discuss the work of the other participants. Eight senior economists - the regional consultants - also attend the Meetings, where they provide comments and try to foster interaction across research fields. Each year, one of the consultants acts as Local Organiser and Programme Chair. SELECTION PROCESS In the late summer, members of the Econometric Society may propose candidates to the consultant of their region. The selection of participants proceeds in two stages. In the first stage, each consultant selects one participant from his/her region and proposes a shortlist of candidates. In the second stage, the remaining ten participants are selected from these shortlists. REGIONAL CONSULTANTS Chairperson: Prof. Herman van Dijk Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam Areas of expertise: Bayesian inference, time series econometrics, neural networks, income distribution functions Prof. Giuseppe Bertola Universitŕ di Torino Areas of expertise: Macroeconomics, labor economics, and financial theory and policy Region: Greece, Italy and Switzerland Prof. Matthias Dewatripont Université Libre de Bruxelles Areas of expertise: Economics, and econometrics Region: Benelux Prof. Chaim Fershtman Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University Areas of expertise: Industrial organization, social interaction, sociology and economics Region: Israel and other areas Prof. László Mátyás Central European University, Budapest Areas of expertise: Panel data econometrics Region: Eastern European countries Prof. Torsten Persson Stockholm University Areas of expertise: Political economics, macroeconomics, international economics, public economics Region: Scandinavia Prof. Jean-Marc Robin Université de Paris 1 - Panthéon - Sorbonne Areas of expertise: Labor economics, microeconometrics, applied labor economics Region: France, Portugal and Spain Prof. Richard Smith University of Warwick Areas of expertise: Econometric theory and model selection Region: Great Britain and Ireland Prof. Harald Uhlig Humboldt University, Berlin Areas of expertise: Macroeconomics, financial economics, econometrics Region: Austria and Germany RELATED WEBSITES 2005 European Winter Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey 2005 World Congress, London, United Kingdom 2004 European Winter Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden 2004 European Meeting, Madrid, Spain 2003 European Winter Meeting, Madrid, Spain 2003 European Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden 2002 European Meeting, Venice, Italy 2002 European Winter Meeting, Budapest, Hungary 2001 European Winter Meeting, Berlin, Germany The Econometric Society Last updated: July 13, 2005