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If you cannot read this message, please open this link<http://business.baylor.edu/Steve_Gardner/TIBEC2018/TIBEC2018email.html> [Texas International Conference 2018] CALL FOR PAPERS The 2018 Texas International Business and Economics Conference will be held November 5-6 at Baylor University, Waco, TX. Academic papers will be presented on November 5, during concurrent sessions beginning at 2:00pm. Presenters are encouraged to remain for a Policy Forum on "Trade Integration in the Americas" will be held on the evening of September 5 and through the day on November 6 with these speakers: * John Andersen - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the Western Hemisphere * Otaviano Canuto - Member, Executive Board of Directors of the World Bank Group, representing Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Philippines, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago. * Lawrence P. Howorth - President and CEO, Howorth International and Chair Emeritus, District Export Council of North Texas * Musheer Kamau - Regional Operations Advisor, Caribbean Group, Inter-American Development Bank * Vasken Khabayan - Consul General (Acting), Consulate General of Canada in Dallas * Jorge Molina - Independent Consultant and faculty member at Universidad Panamericana and Tec de Monterrey * William S. "Bill" Simon - former president and CEO of Walmart and current senior advisor to KKR and member of the Baylor University Board of Regents * Alejandra de la Vega-Foster - Secretary of Innovation and Economic Development for the State of Chihuahua, Mexico; vice president of Almacenes Distribuidores de la Frontera; and co-owner of the El Paso Chihuahuas PAPER SUBMISSIONS Submissions of full-length manuscripts are preferred, but abstracts (150-300 words) are also acceptable. Any topic in international business or economics is appropriate, including: International Business: multinational enterprises; cross-border activities of firms; international environment and decision-making processes of firms; cross-country comparative studies of businesses. International Economics: international trade; capital flows; international investments; exchange rates; transfer pricing; international political economy; international economic development; international taxation. There is no submission or registration fee. Graduate students are welcome to fully participate. All participants must submit their work electronically to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. The deadline for submission is October 5, 2018, 11:59 PM CST. Submissions will be evaluated by a scientific committee coordinated by Steve Gardner and Lourenço Paz. We plan to post a preliminary program by October 12, 2018. Participants are invited, if they wish, to submit their papers for consideration for a special issue of the journal, Economies, for which Professor Paz is the guest editor and there is no submission fee. Additional information is available on the Conference website: https://www.baylor.edu/business/globalbusinessforum/ ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.