CALL FOR PAPERS: The 5th Nordic Econometric Meeting will take place in Lund, Sweden, 29-31 October 2009 The Arne Ryde Foundation in cooperation with the Department of Economics, Lund University is pleased to invite papers for submission to the 5th Nordic Econometric Meeting on 29-31 October 2009. The conference is open to econometricians from all countries. It will cover a broad range of topics in econometric theory and applied econometrics, including but not restricted to macroeconomics, financial economics, international economics, labour economics, and health economics. Keynote speaker: Hashem Pesaran, Cambridge University, UK “The Analysis of Non-stationary Panel Data” Papers should be sent as attached pdf-files via e-mail to [log in to unmask] by 1 June 2009. Notification of acceptance will be given by 1 July 2009. There is no conference fee, but participants are expected to pay for their accommodation and travel costs. Two lunches, coffee at breaks, and the conference dinner will be paid for by the Arne Ryde Foundation. A limited fund for accommodation and travel grants is available to participants who lack other funding. In particular, PhD-students presenting papers can expect to receive support. Participants who wish to apply for funds should inform the local organisers when submitting papers or applications for participation. Further information is available on the on the conference’s webpage: www.nek.lu.se/ryde/NordicEcont09/default.htm