Third edition

METC 2026

Melbourne, Australia · July 23–25, 2026
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, Australia

About this edition

Departments of Economics at Monash University and University of Melbourne jointly organize the Melbourne Empirical Trade Conference which will take place in Melbourne, Australia. Economists specializing in empirical economic research on issues relating to international trade and investment will present their latest research at this meeting.

The conference is open to other attendees whose papers are not on the program. Space is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis for those not on the program.

Organizers

LP
Laura Puzzello
Monash University
RA
Reshad Ahsan
University of Melbourne
MP
Maria Ptashkina
University of Melbourne
TB
Tibor Besedeš
Georgia Institute of Technology

Format

The conference will start Thursday morning and run through noon on Saturday. The program will include a total of 12 papers, with one hour per paper devoted to presentation, discussant remarks, and open discussion. The usual allocation of time is 40 minutes for the presentation, 10 minutes for the discussant, and 10 minutes for open discussion.

All participants are expected to attend all sessions on the three days of the conference.

Submissions

Call for papers coming soon.