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The 26th Annual Conference of the European Association of Law and Economics (EALE) will be held on September 17-19, 2009 in Rome, Italy.

Those interested in presenting a paper are invited to submit electronically a short abstract (200 words) plus either a copy of the final paper (if already available) or an outline of minimum 4 pages following the online procedure at http://www.eale09.eu/.

This year we solicit scholars to submit works on the economic analysis of ancient law, with a particular focus on Roman law. Of course the conference selects also original works on all topics realted to law and economics including:

Antitrust and Regulation - Bankruptcy Law - Behavioral Law and Economics - Commercial Law - Comparative Law and Economics - Contract Law - Corporate Law and Corporate Governance - Criminal Law -Environmental law and economics - Experimental Law and Economics - Family Law, Gender, and Discrimination - Health Law -Intellectual Property and Innovation Policy -International Law, International Trade, and Immigration -Labor and Employment Law - Law and Development - Litigation, Dispute Resolution and the Legal Process - Political economy and public choice - Property Law- Public and Administrative Law - Securities Law and Capital Market Regulation - Taxation and Social Welfare - Theory of the Firm (Includes Non-Profits and Government Orgs.) - Tort Law and Compensation Systems.

Emphasis on European systems and institutions is welcome.

Important dates:

1. Submission deadline: April 15, 2009.
2. Comunication of Acceptance: May 15, 2009
3. Early registration by: June 1, 2009
4. Final papers due by: July 15, 2009


The 2009 conference is co-organized by the law and economics groups of Luiss Guido Carli University and the University of Siena.

EALE Board Members:

Eli Salzberger (University of Haifa), Anne Van Aaken (University of St. Gallen), Bruno Deffains (University of Paris X), Henrik Lando (Copenhagen Business School) Antonio Nicita (University of Siena)

EALE Board members will coordinate the selection of submitted papers and are not allowed to submit papers to the Conference. Papers co-authored by them cannot be submitted either.

Local Organizers Committee:

Coordinators
Antonio Nicita (University of Siena); Roberto Pardolesi (Luiss University);

Conference Manager
Matteo Rizzolli (University of Milan - Bicocca)

Local Scientific and Management Board
Massimo Egidi (Luiss University), Ugo Pagano (University of Siena), Giuseppe Colangelo (Luiss University), Massimo D'Antoni (University of Siena), Andrea Renda (Luiss University), Simone Sepe (Luiss University)