MAER-Net Colloquium 2018

MAER-Net’s 2018 colloquium will be held in Melbourne Australia at Deakin University’s downtown location within minutes’ walk from the Southbank, the Arts Districts, romantic laneways, and some of the world’s best restaurants, outdoors cafés, and shopping.

Meta-Analysis of Economics Research Network (MAER-Net) is an international network of scholars who specialize in or use meta-analysis to understand economics, business and the social sciences.

Deakin’s Lab for The Meta-Analysis of Research (DeLMAR) is a recently-established research centre devoted to developing meta-analysis methods, improving the practice of systematic reviews, applying meta-analysis across the social sciences, health, and business and to raising the credibility of research in these fields. The purpose of the colloquium is to share ideas and methods among meta-analysts and to introduce young scholars across the disciplines to this rapidly growing field.

This events keynote speaker will be Associate Professor Tomáš Havránek (Czech National Bank & Charles University).

We are currently calling for papers to be presented at the Symposium.  All papers dealing with any aspect of meta-analyses are welcomed.
Abstracts of presentation proposals are due Monday 16 July to Tom Stanley. They may be up to four pages long.

For further information contact, Tom Stanley.

The conference registration fee is $200 for full-time faculty and free for full-time doctoral students and post-docs. This cost includes the conference dinner (on the evening of Thursday 4 October) and lunch on both days, plus catered coffee breaks.

Registration closes September 1. Late registrations will be subject to a penalty of $75. If you would like to act as a chair of a session but not present a paper, please indicate this on your registration form.

There are numerous accommodation options in Melbourne. We have obtained a special conference rate for the following hotels, all within walking distance or a short tram ride of the Deakin Downtown venue.

To access the conference rate please use the booking information provided. Please note that in October Melbourne hosts the International Melbourne Arts Festival, the Royal Melbourne Show and the Spring Racing Carnival so you are advised to book your accommodation promptly.

The conference rates are room-only and for the 4th and 5th October 2018.