Call for Papers

The Standing Committee for Political Economy (Ausschuss für Politische Ökonomie) of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik) is pleased to announce its inaugural workshop, to be held on 4 — 5 March 2027  at the  University of Graz.

The two-day workshop brings together researchers working on various aspects of political economy. Theoretical, experimental, and empirical contributions are welcome. Researchers are invited to submit full papers. Each accepted paper will be allocated a 45-minute presentation slot followed by 15 minutes of discussion. A poster session will also be organized. PhD students and early career-researchers are particularly encouraged to submit papers for the poster session.

Please submit your paper to vivienne.edelsbrunner@uni-graz.at by 15 November 2026. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 4 December 2026.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE AND ORGANIZATION

Maik T. Schneider (University of Graz)
Anja Prummer (Freie Universität Berlin & Berlin School of Economics)
Davide Cantoni (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
Zohal Hessami (Ruhr-University Bochum)
Galina Zudenkova (TU Dortmund University)
Christoph Kuzmics (University of Graz)
Christian Klamler (University of Graz)

ON THE STANDING FIELD COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL ECONOMY

A large part of the research activity of the German Economic Association takes place in specialized committees. Their task is to promote professional discourse in their respective fields. Workshops are held regularly for this purpose. This workshop is open for participation of non-members of the Standing Field Committees.

Please find further information and the full Call for Papers here.