ifo Dresden Workshop on Macroeconomics and International Finance 2026

Scientific Organizer: Robert Czudaj (TU Freiberg), Stefan Eichler (TU Dresden), Jantke de Boer (Ruhr University Bochum), Robert Lehmann (ifo Dresden) 

The ifo Institute, Dresden Branch warmly invites submissions to the ifo Dresden Workshop on Macroeconomics and International Finance. Particularly welcome are contributions on the following topics:

• Drivers and consequences of inflation
• Geoeconomic risk
• Financial stability (of emerging markets)
• Exchange rates and capital flows
• Fiscal policy and the macroeconomy
• Has the Phillips curve changed?
• Monetary policy (in a high inflation environment)
• Inflation expectation and forecasting
   

Each paper will be allocated 45 minutes, to be divided between the presentation, a discussion by an assigned workshop participant and a general discussion.

There is no workshop fee. However, participants are expected to pay their own expenses for travelling, accommodation and the joint informal dinner on April 23rd.

Submission: Please submit your (preliminary) paper by January 30th, 2026 (GMT+1)

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Acceptance decisions will be announced by 27th of February. We are looking forward to seeing you in Dresden.