XIX ANNUAL CONFERENCE

LATIN AND IBEROAMERICAN LAW AND ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION

(ALACDE)
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Latin American and Iberian Law and Economics Association (ALACDE) is pleased to
announce its XIX annual conference to be hold on June 13-14 in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic.
ALACDE law and economics annual conference is a high profile academic venue in which the
latest developments related to law and economics are presented in thematic and plenary
sessions. The annual conference aims to gather the top scholars from Latin American and
Iberian, and become the scenario where they can present their research and current work.
Submissions
Each year, this conference constitutes itself in a working space for academics and practitioners
of law and economics to present their research or working papers. Any interested person in
submiting a paper can do it on any of the official conference languages (English, Spanish and
Portuguese) Arial 12. The research and working papers must be on a topic related to law and
economic, with particular attention, but not limited, to
1. Private and corpate law
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Property rights
Intellectual property
Contract law
Tort law
Corporate acquisitions
Finance law
Securities law
Corporate law and economics
Bankruptcy law

2. Public law, economic public law and

economic law
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International law and economics

Economic analysis and the
Constitution
Antitrust law and regulation
Taxes and tax breaks
Political economic and public choice
Regulated markets and incentives
Administrative law
Capital markets and regulation
Corporate Governance and regulation
Legal certainty, rule of law and

economics
Energy law
Public policy and economics

3. Public welfare and economics

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Environment
Social security and welfare state
Criminal policy and criminal law
Law and development
Family law and economics
Economic analysis of discrimination
Public health and economics

4. Conflicts resolution and jurisdictional

activities
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Arbitration
Alternative conflict resolution
Jurisdictional structure and Access to
justice
Litigation and economics

Authors must send their abstracts no later than April 6th 2015 to
callforpapers@alacde2015.org. Once accepted, the authors must submit the final version of
their paper no later than May 31st 2015. The final version of the papers submitted will be
available in our website. http://www.alacde2015.org
The papers submitted will be evaluated by the members of the ALACDE scientific committee,
who will decide which papers will be accepted for presentation in the 19th conference.
As usual, we encourage young researchers, no older than thirty years old by December
30th,2014, to participate by submitting short papers, no longer than ten pages, on one of the
topics mentioned above. The committee will evaluate the submissions based on their
originality, academic relevance, quality and clarity. These papers, once accepted, will be
presented in a special session for short papers during the conference. The oral presentation is
schedule for a duration of eight minutes and three slides. The rest of the requirements in the
present call for papers applies to the short papers submissions.
Awards
Selected papers for the conference can run for the following awards:
Robert Cooter ALACDE Awards for Scholarships on law and economics
Edgardo Buscaglia ALACDE Empirical Research in law and economics Awards
ALACDE Poster Prize for Young Researchers

Members of the ALACDE board of directors nor of the local organizing committee are allowed
to run for the wards. The awards will be granted to the papers which are based on a law and
economics approach. The scientific committee will decide which papers will receive the awards.
For further details about the 19th conference, please visit our social networks, website or write
us an email.
https://twitter.com/ALACDE
https://www.facebook.com/alacde
http://www.alacde2015.org
Callforpapers@alacde2015.org

Important deadlines
November 3rd 2014: The call for papers for the 19th ALACDE conference will be published.
April 6th 2015: Deadline for submitting the abstracts.
April 20th 2015: Authors will be informed on the acceptance of their proposals.
May 31st 2015: Deadline for the submission of the final version of the papers.