Call for Papers

The Middle East Economic Association (MEEA) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting abstracts for papers to be presented at the 16th International Conference of MEEA, hold jointly with TED University Trade Research Center in Ankara, Turkey, May 18-20.

The conference theme is Trade and Inclusive Growth in the Middle East. The meeting will have the following sub themes:

  • International Trade and Economics of Globalization
  • Macroeconomics
  • Growth and Development
  • Monetary and Financial Economics
  • Microeconomic and Sectoral Studies
  • Labor Markets and Industrial Relations
  • Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • Institutional Economics
  • Natural Resources and Environmental Economics

Papers and presentations will be exclusively in English.

For any questions please contact the local organizing committee at trc@tedu.edu.tr 

Important Dates:

Abstract-paper submission due: January 09, 2017
Conditional Acceptance due: January 20, 2017
Full-paper submission due: March 10, 2017
Reply to authors on full acceptance:  March 30, 2017
Announcement of the program by: May 5, 2017

Accommodation Grant for PhD Students
Hotel expenses of 20 PhD students will be covered by TEDUTRC. If you are interested, please send an email to trc@tedu.edu.tr with “Accommodation Grant” showing on the Subject line of your email after you submit full paper.

Call for Papers (pdf)

Local Organizers


Prof. N. Nergiz Dinçer

TEDU Trade Research Center
nergiz.dincer@tedu.edu.tr


Prof. Ayça Tekin Koru
TEDU Trade Research Center
ayca.tekinkoru@tedu.edu.tr


Assist. Prof. Burze Yaşar
TEDU Trade Research Center
burze.yasar@tedu.edu.tr

Program Committee
Hassan Aly, Ohio State University
Mine Çınar, Loyola University
N. Nergiz Dinçer, TEDUTRC
Mahdi Majbouri, Babson College
Rahel Schomaker, Cologne Business School
Ayça Tekin-Koru, TEDUTRC
Burze Yaşar, TEDUTRC

Logistics Team

Reyhan Açıkgöz 
reyhan.acikgoz@tedu.edu.tr

Ezgi Çelik
ezgi.celik@tedu.edu.tr

Oytun Özgül
oytun.ozgul@tedu.edu.tr

Tuna Ayberk Özmen 
tayberk.ozmen@tedu.edu.tr