SSES Annual Congress 2026

"Industrial Organization und Policy"
June 4-5, 2026
University of St. Gallen

Call for Papers

The School of Economics and Political Science at the University of St. Gallen is pleased to host the Annual Congress 2026 of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES) on Thursday 4 June and Friday 5 June 2026.

The special theme of the meeting will be “Industrial Organization und Policy”. [Specifically, keynotes will be held on new designs to solve pervasive problems in monetary policy, international trade and innovation systems.] However, we welcome and encourage submissions of theoretical and empirical papers across all fields of economics and statistics for the congress.

Keynote speeches will be delivered by Monika Schnitzer (LMU München), Andrew Rhodes (Toulouse School of Economics), and Simon Lörtscher (University of Melbourne).

Conference Website: www.sgvs.ch/conferences/sses2026/

Submission: Authors are invited to submit their preliminary or complete papers electronically. Please submit your paper at express.converia.de/frontend/?sub=2007

Submission Deadline: 20 January 2026. The submitting authors will be notified of the Program Committee's decision by mid March 2026.

Young Economist Award: The SSES Young Economist Award is granted on every Annual Congress of the Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES) since 2007. The prize is awarded for the best paper where all co-authors are less than 33 years old at the first day of the conference. Authors who wish to be considered for the 2026 SSES Young Economist Award should indicate this in the corresponding field when submitting their paper. See past award winners at www.sgvs.ch/awards/

Organizing Committee: Stefan Bühler (Chair), Beatrix Eugster, and Samuel Häfner

We look forward to receiving your submissions!