Conferences & CFPs — IO, Antitrust & Digital Economics
IO, digital economics, platforms, economics of AI, antitrust & competition policy, and quantitative marketing. Deadlines checked against official conference pages — always verify before submitting. Updated November 4, 2026.
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Open now 9 calls
Calls for papers currently open, ordered by deadline. Expired calls are removed as their deadlines pass.
| Conference | Dates · Location | Deadline | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaCCI Annual Conference 2027ZEW Mannheim · University of Mannheim | Mar 11–12, 2027Mannheim, Germany | Nov 15, 2026 | Call for papers |
| 27th CEPR-JIE Conference on Applied Industrial OrganizationCEPR · Journal of Industrial Economics · Tilburg University | May 27–28, 2027Tilburg, Netherlands | Nov 22, 2026 | Call for papers |
| Stigler Center Annual Conference 2027 — “Will AI Kill Markets (and Democracy)?”Stigler Center · University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Apr 15–16, 2027Chicago, IL | Dec 1, 2026 | Call for papers |
| WoPA 2027 (Workshop on Platform Analytics)Rady School of Management, UC San Diego | Apr 2–3, 2027San Diego, CA | Dec 6, 2026 | Call for papers |
| 4th FTC Conference on Marketing and Public PolicyFTC Bureau of Economics · dark patterns, price transparency & hidden fees, personalized/algorithmic pricing, privacy, reviews, search advertising | Apr 29–30, 20271400 16th Street NW, Washington, DC | Dec 11, 2026 | Call for papers |
| Paris Conference on Digital Economics 2027Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris · Innovation & Regulation Chair with HEC Paris · full papers due (contact digitaleconparis@gmail.com) | Apr 22–23, 2027Télécom Paris, Palaiseau, France | Jan 9, 2027 | Call for papers |
| Measuring and Modeling Market Power in the Labor MarketNBER · Berger, Collard-Wexler, Jarosch, Lamadon | May 14, 2027Cambridge, MA | Jan 13, 2027 | Call for papers |
| RES 2027 Annual ConferenceRoyal Economic Society · University of Reading · General Session · no RES membership needed, no submission fee · Speed & Poster Session deadline Apr 12, 2027; Special Session proposals open all year | Jun 28–30, 2027University of Reading, Reading, UK | Jan 18, 2027 | Call for papers |
| CRESSE 2027 (21st)Competition & Regulation Summer School and Conference | Jul 2–4, 2027Minoa Palace Resort, Chania, Crete, Greece | Feb 1, 2027 | Call for papers |
On the horizon 17 venues
Timing estimated from the previous cycle where noted (~); watch the official page for the call to open.
| Conference | Expected dates · Location | Typical CFP timing | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEA-ESEM 2027 (European Economic Association & Econometric Society)Prague University of Economics and Business / CERGE · general meeting (2026 ed., Dublin: call opened Dec 15, 2025, closed Feb 23, 2026) | Aug 23–27, 2027Prague, Czech Republic | CFP expected ~mid-Dec 2026, due ~late Feb 2027 (est.) | Econometric Society listing |
| IIOC 2027 (25th)Industrial Organization Society | Apr 30–May 2, 2027Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD | CFP out ~Dec 2026 | IIOC page |
| 19th Annual Searle Center Conference on Antitrust Economics and Competition PolicyNorthwestern Pritzker Law · Searle Center on Law, Regulation & Economic Growth (18th ed. was Sep 18–19, 2026, Chicago, deadline May 2026) | ~Sep 2027 (est.)Chicago, IL (typical) | Not yet announced | Conference series page |
| Utah Winter Business Economics ConferenceMarriner S. Eccles Institute | Feb 25–27, 2027Snowbird, UT | ~Fall 2026 | Conference page |
| ACM EC'27Economics and Computation (EC'26: Rome, Jul 6–10, 2026, already concluded) | Dates TBATBA | Not yet announced | SIGecom site (EC'27 TBA) |
| Munich Summer Institute 2027 (11th)MPI for Innovation & Competition + partners | May 31–Jun 3, 2027 (PhD workshop May 31)Munich, Germany | Not yet announced | Conference site |
| ZEW Economics of ICT (25th)ZEW Mannheim (24th ed. was Jun 25–26, 2026, deadline Feb 25, 2026) | Jun 28–29, 2027Mannheim, Germany | Not yet announced | 25th edition page |
| SICS 2027 (25th)Summer Institute in Competitive Strategy, UC Berkeley Haas (24th ed. was Jul 6–10, 2026, deadline Feb 28, 2026) | Dates TBABerkeley, CA | Not yet announced | Call for papers |
| NBER Summer Institute 2027 (50th)IO · Digital Economics & AI sessions (2026 ed. was Jul 13–31, deadline Mar 26, 2026) | Jul 12–30, 2027Cambridge, MA | CFP ~late 2026, due ~late Mar 2027 (est.) | Summer Institute page |
| EARIE 2027 (54th)European Assoc. for Research in Industrial Economics (53rd ed. was Aug 26–28, 2026, Mannheim) | Aug/Sep 2027 (est.)Venue TBA | Window ~Feb–Mar 2027 (est.) | EARIE site (2027 TBA) |
| QME Conference 2027Quantitative Marketing & Economics (24th ed. was Aug 27–28, 2026, deadline May 15, 2026) | ~Fall 2027 (est.)Host TBA | Due ~mid-May (est.) | QME conference page |
| Platform Strategy Research Symposium 2027BU Questrom (2026 ed. was Jul 27–28, Boston) | Dates TBABoston, MA (expected) | Not yet announced | Symposium site |
| Marketplace Innovation WorkshopRecent editions fully virtual (11th ed. was May 18–20, 2026) | Dates TBAVirtual | Not yet announced | Workshop site |
| Doctoral Workshop on the Economics of Digitization (10th)ifo / CESifo | Dates TBATBA | Not yet announced | 9th edition (2026) page |
| Hal White Antitrust Conference (2027)Bates White Economic Consulting (23rd ed. was Jun 1–2, 2026, DC) | Dates TBAWashington, DC (expected) | Not yet announced | 2026 CFP page — 2027 TBA |
| ISMS Marketing Science Conference 2027INFORMS Society for Marketing Science | Jun 24–26, 2027 (Doctoral Consortium Jun 23)Sheraton Seattle, Seattle, WA | Due ~Jan 2027 (est.) | Conference page |
| Next Generation of Antitrust, Data Privacy & Data Protection Scholars (10th)NYU Law · ABA Antitrust Section · biennial, junior-scholar focused (9th ed.: Jan 22–23, 2026, USC Gould, LA) | Jan 2028 (est.)TBA | CFP expected ~mid/late 2027 (est.) | Series page (2028 TBA) |
Coming up — no open call, worth attending 15 events
| Conference | Dates · Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FTC Microeconomics Conference (19th)FTC Bureau of Economics · Yale Tobin Center · Georgetown | Nov 5–6, 2026Washington, DC | Deadline was Jul 31, 2026 |
| ACE Annual Conference 2026Association of Competition Economics · TSE | Nov 12–13, 2026Toulouse, France | Programme curated (no open call) · registration opens 2nd half of Sep 2026 |
| DMA Symposium (4th) — “Effective DMA Enforcement”ARTICLE 19 · Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance · Hertie School · University of Trento | Nov 12–13, 2026Brussels, Belgium | Deadline was Sep 10, 2026 · DMA enforcement |
| CODE@MIT 2026Conference on Digital Experimentation, MIT IDE | Nov 13–14, 2026Cambridge, MA | Deadline was Sep 13, 2026 |
| CESifo-TransforM Workshop on the Economic and Societal Impacts of AIifo / CESifo · TUM TransforM | Dec 3–4, 2026Munich, Germany | Deadline was Sep 15, 2026 |
| Production Function Estimation and Its Applications to IndustriesNBER · De Loecker, Demirer, Somaini | Dec 5, 2026Cambridge, MA | Deadline was Sep 14, 2026 |
| WISE 2026Workshop on Information Systems and Economics | Dec 16–18, 2026Lisbon, Portugal | Deadline was Aug 23, 2026 |
| ASSA 2027AEA / Allied Social Science Associations | Jan 3–5, 2027Washington, DC | Closed Apr 1, 2026 (papers) / Apr 15, 2026 (sessions) · ASSA 2028 (Atlanta, Jan 7–9) CFP expected ~Feb 2027 (est.) |
| 19th Digital Economics ConferenceTSE Digital Center · CEPR | Jan 7–8, 2027Toulouse, France | Deadline was Sep 1, 2026 |
| NBER Digital Economics and AI Meeting, Spring 2027NBER · Goldfarb, Reimers, Simonov, Tucker | Jan 21–22, 2027SIEPR, Stanford University, Stanford, CA | Deadline was Nov 3, 2026 |
| NBER Industrial Organization Program Meeting, Spring 2027NBER · Barahona, Murry, Town | Feb 5–6, 2027Stanford, CA (SIEPR) | Program meeting curated by directors from NBER affiliates · no open call |
| 5th Workshop on UK Digital EconomicsCentre for Competition Policy (UEA) · Bennett School of Public Policy, Cambridge | Nov 24, 2026Cambridge, UK | Deadline was Sep 10, 2026 |
| CCP Annual Conference 2027Centre for Competition Policy, UEA (2026 ed.: Jul 7–8, Norwich) | Dates TBANorwich, UK (expected) | Programme curated; no open call |
| Oxford Antitrust Enforcement Symposium 2027Oxford CCLP · Journal of Antitrust Enforcement (2026 ed. held Jun 15 in Seoul) | Dates TBATBA | Programme curated; no open call |
| Digital Competition Conference 2027 (DCC '27)Knight-Georgetown Institute · Yale Tobin Center · Princeton CITP | Feb 9–10, 2027Washington, DC | Deadline was Sep 25, 2026 |
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