7th QMUL Economics and Finance Workshop for PhD & Post-doctoral Students
22nd March - 23rd March
7th QMUL Economics and Finance Workshop for PhD & Post-doctoral Students
| Location | Date | Deadline |
| Queen Mary
University of London |
22nd – 23rd May 2025 | 14th March 2025 |
About the Workshop
The School of Economics and Finance of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is hosting the 7th annual workshop for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. The workshop is organised by QMUL PhD students and aims to bring together researchers from all areas of Economics and Finance to create a stimulating environment for participants to discuss pressing issues in their fields and receive valuable feedback on their work.
The two-day workshop will consist of a mix of parallel and plenary sessions covering the following broad research fields: Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Finance, Micro Theory and Applied Micro. This year the conference features keynote speeches by Sir Tim Besley (LSE) and Martin Pesendorfer (LSE).
Presentations, which will last 30 minutes each, will be followed by a discussion led by a PhD student. Authors of selected papers might be asked to also discuss a paper related to their field of research. The scientific committee, consisting of QMUL PhD students and faculty members, will select two papers that will be awarded a Best Paper Acknowledgement. These papers will be presented in plenary sessions and discussed by a faculty member expert in the field.
Keynote speakers
Sir Tim Besley – School Professor of Economics and Political Science, LSE
Martin Pesendorfer – Professor of Economics, LSE
Submissions
PhD and Postdoctoral students interested in participating should submit a full paper or extended abstract by the 14h March 2025 (midnight, GMT), indicating clearly the field codecovered by their research, to the followingform. Preference will be given to solo authored papers and papers co-authored with juniors. All applicants will be notified of the decision by the 31st March 2025.
Additional Information
Selected speakers are expected to participate in the entire two-day event. Breakfast, coffee-breaks and lunch will be provided. There will be a dinner organised on the evening of May 22ndfor all presenters, discussants, and keynote speakers. Funding to cover accommodation costs is available.
For more information please don’t hesitate to contact us at: phd.workshop.qmul@gmail.com]
Conference Organisers
Juan Andres Castro, Stan Cheung, Lorenzo Germinetti, Edward Hill, Sergio Inferrera, Teng Jiao, Zhenghao Liu, Chingis Matayev, Daniel Ribeiro, Tomoaki Tanaka, Rodrigo Toneto and Pedro Venturi.