19th FIW Research Conference International Economics
Vienna, 11th-12th February 2027
Keynote Lecture: Felix Tintelnot (Duke University)
Deadline: 26th October 2026
OUTLINE
The Research Centre International Economics – FIW announces its 19th Research Conference ‘International Economics’ and invites the submission of working papers to be presented at the conference.
The main objective of the conference is to provide a platform for economists working in the field of ‘International Economics’ to present recent research.
Papers from Ph.D. students, young faculty members and young researchers in similar positions are particularly welcome as the conference aims to support and encourage young economists by providing an opportunity to present their work to fellow junior economists as well as experienced senior researchers.
The conference also aims at bringing together researchers and policymakers to provide a forum for discussion on how empirical evidence can more effectively inform actual economic policymaking.
TIME & LOCATION
The 19th FIW Research Conference on ‘International Economics’ will take place on Thursday, 11th February 2027 and Friday, 12th February 2027 at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna), Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria.
PAPER SUBMISSION
We invite the submission of (full) working papers on all topics in the field of International Economics.
Please submit your working papers via https://conference2027.fiw.ac.at
until 26th October 2026.
Selection decisions will be communicated from late December 2026 until 15th January 2027.
AWARDS
Two prizes for the best contributions to the Research Conference will be awarded:
the ‘Best Conference Paper Award 2027’ and the ‘Young Economist Award 2027’.
Each award is worth € 1,000.
The ‘Young Economist Award 2027’ is intended for Ph.D. students, young faculty members and young researchers in similar positions. To be considered for this award, all authors of the paper have to be 34 or younger at the time of submission.
TOPICS COVERED
The broad topic of the conference is ‘International Economics’. This includes, inter alia, International Trade, International Factor Movements, Economic Integration, Effects of international economic activities on climate change, Trade Policy, International Trade Organizations, Economic Growth of Open Economies, Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains, International Macroeconomics and other related fields.
ORGANIZATION
The 19th FIW Research Conference ‘International Economics’ is organized by FIW with support from the Program Committee and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) and the Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (BMWET).
The FIW – Research Centre International Economics (https://www.fiw.ac.at) is a cooperation between the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the University of Vienna, the Johannes Kepler University Linz, the University of Innsbruck, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw).
FIW is grateful for financial support by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) and the Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (BMWET).
Program Committee
Harald Oberhofer (FIW, WU Vienna, WIFO)
Julia Bachtrögler-Unger (WIFO)
Marta Bisztray (KRTK, Budapest)
Jesús Crespo Cuaresma (WU Vienna)
Alejandro Cuñat (University of Vienna)
Barbara Dluhosch (Helmut Schmidt University)
Peter Egger (ETH Zürich)
Katharina Erhardt (HHU Düsseldorf, DICE)
Harald Fadinger (University of Vienna)
Gabriel Felbermayr (WIFO, WU Vienna)
Lisandra Flach (LMU Munich)
Anna Gumpert (University of Tübingen)
Jochen Güntner (JKU Linz)
Inga Heiland (NTNU)
Brigitte Hochmuth (University of Copenhagen)
Mario Holzner (wiiw)
Michael Irlacher (JKU Linz)
Mario Larch (University of Bayreuth)
Shahroo Malik (WU Vienna)
Karin Mayr-Dorn (JKU Linz)
Birgit Meyer (WIFO)
Michael Pfaffermayr (University of Innsbruck)
Katrin Rabitsch (WU Vienna)
Robert Stehrer (wiiw)
Claudia Steinwender (LMU Munich)
Roman Stöllinger (TU Delft)
Joschka Wanner (University of Würzburg)
Klaus Weyerstraß (IHS)
Yvonne Wolfmayr (WIFO)
Questions may be addressed to fiw-pb@fiw.ac.at or alexander.hudetz@wifo.ac.at.
The conference program will be published on https://www.fiw.ac.at and https://conference2027.fiw.ac.at
Attendance at the FIW Research Conference is free of charge. Please note that travel expenses will not be reimbursed. The official language of the conference is English.