AsLEA 2018 - 14th Annual Asian Law and Economics Association Conference 2018

The 14th Annual Asian Law and Economics Association (AsLEA) Conference will be held on August 16
and 17, 2018, in Singapore, at the Supreme Court of Singapore and the Singapore Academy of Law.
Those interested in presenting papers are invited to submit their drafts along with a short abstract by
April 30, 2018.
We welcome submissions on topics in any areas of Law and Economics, although we encourage
submissions dealing with questions that originate from Asia or are relevant to Asia today.
Submissions on traditional areas of Law and Economics as well as on new topics are welcome, and
we will consider both theoretical and empirical research.
Topics
We will consider any topics in or related to Law and Economics, including but not limited to the
following:
Antitrust and Competition – Bankruptcy – Behavioral Law and Economics – Law and Economics of Big
Data – Corporate Law and Corporate Governance – Contract Theory and Contract Law – Crimes and
Criminal Law – Environmental Law and Economics – Family Law – Finance, Securities, and Capital
Market Regulation – Health and Medical Law – Innovation – Intellectual Property – International Law
and International Trade – Labor and Employment Law – Law and Development – Litigation, Dispute
Resolution, and Legal Procedure – Mergers and Acquisitions – Political Economy and Public Choice –
Privacy and Data Protection – Property Rights and Property Law – Public and Administrative Law –
Regulation – Rule of Law and Legal Institutions – Social Welfare and Welfare Policy – Taxation – Tort
Law
We also welcome topics related to other fields of Economics, Finance and Law.
Keynote and Invited Speakers
The following professor has graciously agreed to deliver keynote speeches:
Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, OII's Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation, Oxford
Internet Institute, University of Oxford.
More invited speakers will be confirmed in very soon.
Important Dates
• Submission deadline for abstracts and/or draft papers: April 30, 2018
• Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2018
• Submission of papers (for web posting and circulation at the conference): May 28, 2018
Guideline for Contributors
An abstract without a draft paper may be considered (although priority will be given to submissions
with a draft paper).
Include on the first page of your submission the following information: paper title, authors’ names
and affiliations, and contact information including an email address for the corresponding author.
If you are interested in publishing your conference paper in the Asian Journal of Law and Economics,
please indicate your interest when you make your initial submission. The Asian Journal of Law and
Economics is considering issuing a special issue from the conference proceedings and will welcome
submissions.
Submitted abstracts and/or draft papers will be posted on the Conference website and will be
circulated on site. If you do not wish your abstracts and/or papers to be posted or circulated, please
indicate this when you make your initial submission.
Submissions should be sent, in PDF or MS Word format, to the following e-mail address:
AsLEA2018-AT-gmail.com
General Administration and Logistics
• There are no submission fees or registration fees for the Conference.
• Conference materials will be provided free of charge for the registered participants. Lunches
will also be provided.
Contact Information
Inquiries regarding the Conference should be sent to the following e-mail addresses:
AsLEA2018-AT-gmail.com
Paper submission and general inquiries about the Conference:
Secretariat
AsLEA2018-AT-gmail.com
AsLEA and Conference Website
Futher information on the conference will be posted on the Asian Law and Economics Association
Website and the conference site (to be confirmed).