NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.

SUMMER INSTITUTE 2005, PERE WORKSHOP

TRAVEL

The Bureau will reimburse actual costs of your domestic travel (rail and air) up to $200.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NBER WILL ONLY REIMBURSE UP TO THE TRAVEL ALLOWANCE STATED IN YOUR CONFIRMATION.

Ground transportation will be reimbursed up to $65 with documented receipts. Parking at airports will be covered up to $60. Current mileage is 40.5 cents per mile.

THE SUMMER INSTITUTE DOES NOT PAY THE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE SPOUSE OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS ACCOMPANYING THE PARTICIPANT.

HOUSING

Housing will be reserved, as requested, for all out-of-town participants. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the ROYAL SONESTA HOTEL, 5 Cambridge Parkway, Cambridge (phone 617/491-3600), for shorter term participants. These will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis (reply forms will be date-stamped on receipt), and in weeks of peak participation, short-term late comers may be housed in more distant hotels or bed and breakfasts. The Bureau will cover a maximum of 1 night (two nights for West Coast participants) at the hotel. Our conference rate is $169.00 plus tax per night.

THE BUREAU CANNOT PAY A PER DIEM OR REIMBURSE MEALS.

OFFICE ASSIGNMENTS

As in past years, all participants will have access to the NBER's computer room at the Royal Sonesta Hotel where a number of computers with printers and email capabilities are available 24 hours a day. Please also note that the sleeping rooms at the Royal Sonesta Hotel are equipped with dataport lines.

5/25/05