Next fall, the Economics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz will be hosting the 19th Annual Empirical Investigations in International Trade conference. At this conference, economists specializing in empirical international trade will present their current research. The goal of this conference is to promote the awareness of ongoing research in the area. It is also our hope that by bringing together people of similar interests, increased communication of ideas and future directions for the general research area will be promoted.

Previous editions of the conference have included researchers at many different stages in their careers. The atmosphere is informal and lively, characterized by significant audience participation. We do not intend to publish the papers.

• Submissions were accepted until July 15, 2012. The submission deadline has passed and no more papers will be accepted.

• Please notify us if you would like to attend and/or would be willing to serve as a discussant but are not submitting a paper.
• If you are presenting a paper, you needn't also register. Your submission is your registration if your paper is accepted.