The Call for Papers can be downloaded here as a plaintext version (PDF).

Submission
Submissions of abstracts (300 to 500 words) or full papers consistent with one of the conference topics, or their interaction, or with related issues such as corruption, social benefit fraud, and other illicit economic activities are welcome. Papers may be theoretical, empirical, experimental, agent-based, etc. Submissions can be made at any time until the deadline March 1, 2011, to:

shadow2011@wiwi.uni-muenster.de

Acceptance for presentation will be communicated no later than March 31, 2011.

Keynote Speakers
Keynote speakers will give talks on specific topics of interest. They inculde James Alm (Tulane University, USA), Erich Kichler (University of Vienna, Austria), Benno Torgler (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) and Brigitte Unger (Utrecht University, The Netherlands).

Venue
The conference will take place at the University of Muenster (Münster), Germany. Münster is located in the northwest of Germany, near Dortmund and Bremen and fairly close to the Netherlands. Münster was founded in the year 805 and became well known when the Thirty Years War ended in 1648 as a result of a peace treaty signed in Münster`s town hall. Today, the restored city center with its arcades, churches, narrow alleys, lively squares, pubs and street cafes is popular with tourists and locals alike.

Travel
Münster can be reached via its international airport Münster/Osnabrück or, alternatively, via the airports of Bremen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. Münster is also well connected with the German high speed train system.

Organizers
The conference is organized by Michael Pickhardt (Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany) and Aloys Prinz (Institute of Public Economics II, Münster School of Business and Economics, University of Muenster, Germany).

Contact
Please look at this conference homepage for further information, or contact the conference organizers at

michael@pickhardt.com (Michael Pickhardt)

A.Prinz@wiwi.uni-muenster.de (Aloys Prinz)