Idea & Paper Development Workshop – Feb. 20, 2025
Sponsored and hosted by OSU’s Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise (ISFE).
Attendance is free and open to all; pre-registration is strongly suggested.
Publishing Compelling Contributions in Economics, Entrepreneurship, & Political Economy
We are excited to announce the call for abstracts to participate in an Idea & Paper
Development Workshop (IPDW) to be held in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on the beautiful campus
of Oklahoma State University (OSU), on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
The workshop is being sponsored and hosted by OSU’s Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise (ISFE). Attendance is free and open to all; pre-registration is strongly suggested (see above).
This IPDW represents a unique opportunity for PhD students and early-career faculty
to hone their theory- and paper-development skills by receiving direct and personal
feedback from established senior scholars—scholars with demonstrated excellence in
publishing consequential papers in the fields of economics, entrepreneurship, and
political economy.
The senior scholars who will be jointly leading this IPDW are Dr. Russell Sobel (The Citadel), Dr. Gary Wagner (University of Louisiana, Lafayette) and Dr. James Payne (Oklahoma State University).
The IPDW will be a highly selective event wherein PhD students and early-career faculty
(i.e. non-tenured) from all disciplines are invited to submit abstracts for new paper
ideas or working papers. Each abstract will be blindly reviewed by one or more of
the IPDW’s aforementioned senior scholars. Each senior scholar will select up to
four (4) abstracts to be discussed during the IPDW. As such, up to twelve (12) young
scholars will be selected.
Each young scholar who is selected and who attends the full IPDW (and resides outside
of Oklahoma) will be provided a $1,000 travel and lodging stipend. A limited number
of discounted rooms (standard queen for $119.95 per night (plus taxes), for up to
two nights, 2/19 & 2/20) is available at The Atherton Hotel (the conference hotel) — to receive the discounted rate, call the front desk (405-744-6835)
and give them the group code “ISFE Workshop”.
Applicants are invited to submit abstracts for paper ideas and working papers that are related to any of the following: economics, entrepreneurship, political economy. Each abstract must be no longer than one (1) page.
Although applicants are welcome to submit abstracts from any topic relevant to the fields of economics, entrepreneurship, and political economy, those within the following topic areas will be given special consideration:
* Public Finance / Public Choice / Public Economics
* Public Policy
* Political Economy & Entrepreneurship
* Economics of Entrepreneurship
* Institutions & Economics
* Institutions & Entrepreneurship
* Economic Freedom
* Economic Development
* Economic Growth
* Energy Economics
* Decentralization of Power (e.g. Finance, Monetary Systems, Management, Governance)
Although applicants are welcome to submit full working papers, that is not a requirement
and there is no guarantee that the full paper will be reviewed or evaluated. The
review and selection process will focus primarily on the submitted abstracts.
Applicants whose abstracts are not selected will be invited to attend as observers
(but will not receive any travel or lodging assistance). Non-applicant observers
are also welcome to attend.
Although there is no charge to apply or to attend, pre-registration is strongly suggested (both for applicants and attendees / observers), via the following URL link: bit.ly/IPDW-Pre
Relevant Dates
(all times are CST)
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* Wednesday, 1/15 (5p) – deadline for abstract submissions (must be submitted online via bit.ly/IPDW-Submit)
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* Wednesday, 1/22 – notifications regarding selection will be sent to applicants
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* Wednesday, 2/19 – Travel (on your own) to Stillwater, OK
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* Thursday, 2/20 (7-8a) – Breakfast (on your own) (free breakfast buffet at The Rancher’s Club is included with room reservations at The Atherton Hotel)
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* Thursday, 2/20 (8:30a-noon) – Morning Workshop Sessions
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* Thursday, 2/20 (noon-1p) – Lunch for Workshop Attendees
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* Thursday, 2/20 (1-5:30p) – Afternoon Workshop Sessions
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* Thursday, 2/20 (5:30-7p) – Dinner for Workshop Attendees
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* Thursday, 2/20 (7:15-8:15p) – (optional) Evening Lecture by Dr. Russell Sobel (on “Creative Destruction, Entrepreneurship, & Discovery”)
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* Thursday, 2/20 (8:30-9:45p) – (optional) Informal Networking Social
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* Friday, 2/21 – Depart (on your own) from Stillwater, OK
American Airlines provides two (2) arriving flights to Stillwater’s regional airport
(SWO) (from Dallas, DFW) on Wednesday (2/19) and two (2) departing flights from SWO
(to DFW) on Friday (2/21). Flying into and out of SWO is very convenient. The Atherton
Hotel provides free shuttle service to and from SWO (must be scheduled in advance,
405.744.6835).
In addition to SWO, attendees can fly into or out of Tulsa (TUL) or Oklahoma City
(OKC), each of which is about 75 miles from Stillwater. Uber service to Stillwater
from TUL and OKC is around $100. Valet parking is available at The Atherton Hotel
for $15 per night.