JUNE 22-26, 2026
BELGRADE, SERBIA
21st WORLD CONGRESS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
Contrasting World Visions: Globalism v Nationalism, Multilateralism v Bilateralism, and Democracy v Autocracy.
Welcome
The IEA is the association of the economic associations from around the world, and is the unique international organization that brings together economists from developed and developing countries across a broad range of fields.
SAE is a non-governmental and non-for profit association of Serbian economists founded in 1947 with the aim of pursuing goals in the field of advancement of economic science and practice in Serbia. It brings together prominent economists from academic and business circles, as well as the most important companies from the real and financial sectors.
The Congress will feature research presentations by leading economists from across the globe.
More than 800 economists from all over the world are expected to attend and over 400 papers will be presented in stand-alone and parallel academic sessions. There will also be a number of keynote lectures, panels, invited and policy sessions with participants from governments and the corporate world. Submission of papers will open on 1 July 2025.
The main theme of the Congress is “Contrasting World Visions: Globalism v Nationalism, Multilateralism v Bilateralism, and Democracy v Autocracy”.
We look forward to meeting you in Belgrade.
Elhanan Helpman
Harvard University, President of International Economic Association
Eric Maskin
Harvard University, President-elect of International Economic Association and Programme Chair
Aleksandar Vlahovic
President of Serbian Association of Economists
Key dates
1 July, 2025
Submission opens
15 november, 2025
Submission closes
15 December, 2025
Notification to authors
1 November, 2025 - 28 February, 2026
Early registration
1 March - 30 April, 2026
Late registration
Registration
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Plenary Speakers
Jean Tirole
Toulouse School of Economics
22 June, 2026 | 10:30-11:30
Esther Duflo
MIT
22 June, 2026 | 14:00-15:00
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University and LSE
23 June, 2026 | 10:30-11:30
Elhanan Helpman
Harvard University
23 June, 2026 | 14:00-15:00
Oleg Itshkhoki
Harvard University
25 June, 2026 | 10:30-11:30
Hélène Rey
London Business School
26 June, 2026 | 14:00-15:00
Plenary Panels
24 June, 2026 | 10:30-11:30
The future of US-China relations
Penny Goldberg
Yale
Moritz Schularick
SciencePo and Kiel Institute
David Weinstein
Columbia University
David Yang
Harvard University
24 June, 2026 | 16:45-17:45
The New Global Economic Order (NEO)
Jayati Ghosh
UMass Amherst
Dani Rodrik
Harvard University
Joseph Stiglitz
Columbia University
Lili Yan Ing
ERIA
Justin Yifu Lin
Peking University
25 June, 2026 | 14:00-15:00
Trade and Industrial Policy in a Changing Geopolitical Environment
Arnaud Costinot
MIT
Gene Grossman
Princeton
Ralph Ossa
University of Zurich
Andres Rodriguez Clare
UC Berkeley
Chair: Lorenzo Caliendo
Yale
Sponsored by
25 June, 2026 | 15:15-16:15
Labor Market Implications of AI
David Autor
MIT
Anders Humlum
Chicago Booth
Anton Korinek
University of Virginia
Anna Salomons
Tilburg University
26 June, 2026 | 10:30-11:30
The Future of Climate Change Policy, Carbon Pricing, and Coalitions
Vaibhav Chaturvedi
CEEW, Delhi
Frank Jotzo
Australia National University
Daouda Sembene
Africatalyst
Catherine Wolfram
MIT
RIDGE Summer School 2026
The RIDGE Summer School will take place in the framework of the 21st World Congress of the International Economic Association (IEA), to be held 22–26 June, 2026, in Belgrade, Serbia.