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News and AOCIO-ts Elections for 1989 of Officers a The 1988 elections of officers and Council for 1989 gave the following results: - Vice-President: LINDBECK, Assar, Institute for International Economic Studies, University of Stockholm, Sweden. - Counctl:

CRODAL, Birgit, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. GUESNERIE, Roger, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Socides Paris and CNRS, France HELLWIG, Martin F., University of Basel, Switzerland. HONKAPOHJA, Seppo, Turku School of Economics and Yrjii Jahnsson Foundation, Finland. LAYARD, Richard, Centre for Labour Economics at the London School of Economics, U.K. MUELLBAUER, John, Nuffield College, Oxford, U.K.

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Papers are invited on topics of current research interest in the field of i~d~tr~a~ econo including: - theory of industrial organization, - industrial case studies, - mergers, acquisition and co-operative agreements, - research and development, innovation, - industrial, technology and competition policy. Special sessions are foreseen on: - European industrial policies towards the unemployment crisis (as continuation of the session at the 1988 Conference), - industrial economics of small business jointly organized with the European Small Business Council, - comparative studies on industrial economics in East and West jointly organized wth the Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies. Those who would like to present a paper should send a 300-word abstract no !a%~ than March 1 1989 for preliminary screening. Four copies of the full-length papers not exceeding 13,CMX9 words should be received for a final review by the Programme Committee by May 15, 1989. Abstracts and papers as well as request for further information should be sent to the Chairman of the Programme Committee: Zoltan Roman Chairman of the Programme Committee Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest, Pf. 132.1502 Hungary

Keith Cowling President of EARIE University of Warwick United Kingdom

Dates: August 31-September 2, 1989 Place: Stockholm, Sweden rogram: Pzrtil Naslund Stockholm School of Economics . Box 6501 S-l 13 83 STBC Abstracts due April 1, 1989; final papers due June 15, 1989. ~1~3.5Q 0

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IST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON HEALTH ECONOMICS Incentives in Health Systems Barcelona, September 19-20, 1989

CallFor Papers Papers on the topics below are welcome: -

health systems, targets and instruments behavioural, organizational and financial changes in health sectors health Insurance reforms and incentives internal markets in health care provision health targets and intersectoridl measures clinical freedom, ethics and efficiency individual and collective responsibilities in health care equity implications of incentives for efficiency incentives for prevention, cost-effectiveness and quality of care

Those wishing to present a paper are asked to send a one page summary and a brief currict~um vitae to: Dr Guillem Lbpez Casanovas Chairman cf the Scientific Committee Asociaci6n de Economia de la Salud PlaCa Catalunya 9, 4’ planta 08002 Barcelona. Spain. Summaries should reach the Scientific Committee before 1 February accepted will be required in full by 1 June 1989.

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For further information you may contact: Chairman of the local committee: Dr Lluis Bohigas Tlf. 343-339 11 11 Chairman of the scientific committee: Dr Guillem Lr5pez Casanovas Tlf. 343-205 09 09 Fax 343-203 83 07 (Fat. of Economic Sciences, Univ. of Barcelona) Secretary of the i .mference: Mrs Rosa Caballero Tlf. 343-302 65 91 at the address of the Asociacion de Economia