JEPA2024
The 23rd International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association

The Main Theme: “Regional Revitalization and Well-being”
Date: December 7(Sat.: on-site) – 8(Sun.: zoom online), 2024.
Place: Chiba Campus, Shukutoku University, 200 Daiganji-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba-city, Chiba 260-8701 JAPAN
Host University: Shukutoku University

Call for Papers

General Information for JEPA2024 Participants (December 6, 2024)

We have posted the JEPA2024 International Conference materials (Abstract, Full paper and zoom link) on Conftool.
[New] All paid registrants will receive an email invitation to ConfTool by the end of December 6.
Register now!

[LINK]ConfTool for JEPA2024

Program & Timetables

Program Final Ver. 1.1 released on December 4, 2024

Time Schedule
December 6: the day before
18:00-20:00 Executive Committee

December 7: 1st day (On-site)
9:30-                  Reception
10:30-12:30         Regular Onsite Session
12:30-13:45         Lunch
13:45-14:00         Welcome Remarks
14:00-15:15         Plenary Session 1
15:15-15:30         Break
15:30-16:45         Plenary Session 2
17:00-19:00         Welcome Banquet

December 8: 2nd day (Zoom online)
11:00-12:00 Program Committee (online)
13:00-15:40 Regular Online Session

Registration

[LINK]Registration and Payment site operated by the JTB

	Early Registration (On or Before 23:59 of Nov 25, 2024)	Late Registration (On or After 0:00 of Nov 26, 2024)
JEPA Members	JPY 5,000	JPY 8,000
Non-Members	JPY 9,000	JPY 12,000
JEPA Student Members	JPY 4,000	JPY 7,000
Student Non-Member	JPY 8,000	JPY 11,000

*All fees are in Japanese Yen. (untaxable)

Lunch Box Fee
Dec 7, 2024	JPY 1,000 per person

* 8% tax included.

Banquet Fee on Dec 7, 17:00-19:00	On or Before 23:59 of Dec 1, 2024
General	JPY 6,000
Student	JPY 5,000

* 10% tax included.

Important Date

23:59 of Nov 25, 2024 (Early Registration Fee)
23:59 of Dec 1, 2024 (Banquet Fee, Lunch Box Fee)
23:59 of Dec 8 2024 (Registration Fee)

Inquiry
mailto: desk [at] jepa.jpn.org

Useful Information

Access to the venue
https://www.shukutoku.ac.jp/en/access.html
nearest station：JR Soga Station（Sobu Line, Uchibo Line, Sotobo Line and Keiyo Line）

Accommodation Booking
https://x.gd/Fvky6

Tourist Information in Chiba Prefecture
Guide Book
https://www.visitchiba.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2105_en4.pdf
Guide Website
https://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1212.html
DigJapan
https://digjapan.travel/en/digest/chiba.html

Application for Presentation
To apply for a presentation, you must both (i) access the conference website and fill in the
application form (paper title, abstract, keywords, contact details, category of interest, choice of on-site or online presentation) and (ii) submit a full paper are required.
~~The deadline for applications is 20 August 2024.~~
~~The deadline for applications is extended to 10 September 2024 for online presentations only.~~
Abstracts should not exceed 500 words.
Please enter three keywords for your application.
Please find more information on the difference between on-site and online presentation (Zoom presentation) on the conference webpage.
Full papers can be in any format. However, submitted full papers will be assessed and screened by the program committee based on the assessment criteria described in the Assessment Guideline below, and only papers that have passed the assessment will be permitted to be presented.
Each individual may submit only one paper and appear in the program as an author or a co-author within three times.

Assessment Guideline
Submitted papers are assessed and screened by the program committee from the following criteria
(1) Is there any originality or novelty in this paper?
(2) Does it apply economics or related sciences to policy research?
(3) Does it have a clear academic background as well as policy background?
(4) Are the research objectives or research questions clear?
(5) Do the research results achieve the research objectives? Or do the research results provide answers to the research questions?
(6) Does it have academic and policy significance?
(7) Is it an unpublished paper?
(8) Is it worth reporting in JEPA?
Only papers that meet the above criteria can be presented in JEPA 2024.
The Program Committee will notify the result to the applicants after assessing her/his submitted paper and deciding if it is worth for presentation or not.
A presenter whose paper is accepted will be expected to play the role of a discussant and/or a session chair.

JEPA2024 The 23rd International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association