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Call for Papers Open - 8th European Research Conference on Microfinance
As in previous editions of the European Research Conference on Microfinance (ERCM), an award for the Best Graduate Paper will be conferred during the 8th edition of the conference in Bergamo.
This award is an initiative of the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) which gives to the first-place winner a prize of 1000 euros and a free entry to the 2024 European Microfinance Week (EMW) in Luxembourg. The second-place winner will receive 500 euros and a free entry to EMW. Both awardees will be invited to deliver a 20-minute presentation on their paper during a plenary session at ERCM in Bergamo, along with a brief presentation at EMW 2024.
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