Call for Papers: Applied Research Forum for the Assets Field

Posted by on April 09, 2012

CFED, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, invite you to submit research papers to be included in a research forum entitled “Ideas Into Action: An Applied Research Forum for the Assets Field.” The forum will be held as part of CFED’s 2012 Assets Learning Conference (ALC), September 19-21, 2012, in Washington, DC. CFED will be accepting submissions until April 30, 2012.

The ALC is a nationally-recognized biennial event that brings together over 1,000 professionals from leading nonprofits, foundations, financial institutions, corporations, academia and government to learn about programs, products and policies that help low-income households and communities build wealth and financial security. The Research Forum will be a key feature of the ALC, structured to showcase important recent developments in academic and applied research, and to spark dialogue among researchers, policymakers, advocates and practitioners that draws out the implications of the research for their work. For more information, please see attached announcement or click here.

https://cfed.org/assets/pdfs/Call_for_Research_Papers_for_CFEDs_2012_ALC.pdf

We welcome empirical, applied evaluation and policy research papers broadly related to asset building, financial inclusion and capability, household and consumer finances, and economic mobility issues. If you would like your research to be considered for inclusion in the forum, please submit a detailed abstract (1,000 words) for consideration by April 30, 2012. Authors of papers accepted for the conference will be notified by June 1, 2012 and are expected to provide completed working papers or drafts on or before August 1, 2012. Authors selected for the research forum will receive complimentary registration ($700) to the ALC and travel support that covers the cost of airfare and accommodation.

Please submit abstracts to research@cfed.org. For direct questions, please email Kasey Wiedrich (kwiedrich@cfed.org) or Michelle Nguyen (mnguyen@cfed.org). Please feel free to forward this announcement to colleagues who may be interested in this opportunity.

This call for papers is partially supported by the Social Security Administration Financial Literacy Research Consortium and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.