CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy 2026

Scientific Organizer: Professor Peter Egger

We invite the submission of papers for the annual conference of the CESifo Area on Global Economy.

Papers may be submitted on any topic under the Global Economy field covering trade, international finance, migration, global environmental issues, and other issues. Please note that the same paper is allowed to be submitted to only one of the CESifo Area Conferences.  

The keynote lectures will be held by Meredith Crowley (University of Cambridge) and Felix Tintelnot (Duke University).

Distinguished CESifo Affiliate Award

The 2026 Distinguished CESifo Affiliate Award in Global Economy is kindly sponsored by the Review Of International Eocnomics and aimed at talented young scholars. It will be awarded to the best paper presented by a young author at this conference. Candidates must have completed their PhDs no longer than five years ago (same applies to any co-authors). Accepted candidates will be invited to attend and present their papers. The criteria for the award are scientific originality, policy relevance, and quality of exposition. The winner will receive a €2,000 award. 

Conference Details

The CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy will commence at 9am on Friday, 22 May and end on Saturday, 23 May in the afternoon. The conference will take place as an in-person event (streaming of sessions will not be provided).

Accommodation (organized by CESifo) and economy travel costs of one speaker per paper will be reimbursed in accordance with the CESifo Travel Policy for participants with accepted papers.

Publication

All papers presented at this conference may be submitted to the CESifo Working Paper Series.

Please note that the submission deadline has passed.