Events

2026 Econometric Society Australasia Meeting (ESAM)

 2026 Econometric Society Australasia Meeting (ESAM)
Date

Date

24-27 November 2026

Host

Host

School of Economics 
College of Business and Law 
Adelaide University

Location

Location

Adelaide University City Campus (East), South Australia

Conference details

We are pleased to announce that the 2026 Australasia Meeting of the Econometric Society will take place at Adelaide University, South Australia, from 24 to 27 November 2026. 

The Econometric Society is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics. The Society operates as a completely disinterested, scientific organisation without political, social, financial, or nationalistic bias. More information about can be found on the Econometric Society website.

Conference Co-chairs

Local Organising Committee Chair: 

  • Firmin Doko Tchatoka (Adelaide University)

Program Co-chairs:

  • Firmin Doko Tchatoka (Adelaide University)
  • Qazi Haque (Adelaide University)

Local Organising Committee:

  • Virginie Masson (Adelaide University)
  • Tony Cavoli (Adelaide University)
  • Rajabrata Banerjee (Adelaide University)
  • Chansik Yoon (Adelaide University)
  • Ruby Nguyen (Adelaide University)
  • James Morley (University of Sydney)
  • Sarah Wheeler (Flinders University)
  • Yuguo Ma (Adelaide University)
  • Zhiruo Zhang (Adelaide University)
  • Xiyu Ni (Adelaide University)
  • Rubayat Sarwar (Adelaide University)
  • Dilini Jayasinghe (Adelaide University)

Program Committee Members:

  • Alicia Rambaldi (University of Queensland) 
  • Alexandra Peralta (Adelaide University) 
  • Ali Furkan Kalay (Macquarie University) 
  • Antoine Djogbenou (York University) 
  • Begoña Dominguez (University of Queensland) 
  • Benjamin Wong (Monash University) 
  • Bin Peng (Monash University) 
  • Chung Tran (Australian National University) 
  • Dakyung Seong (University of Sydney) 
  • David Frazier (Monash University) 
  • Dessie Ambaw (Adelaide University) 
  • Désiré Kédagni (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill) 
  • Duygu Yengin (Adelaide University) 
  • Emilia Tjernström (Macquarie University) 
  • Felicien Goudou (Wayne State University) 
  • Florian Ploeckl (Adelaide University) 
  • Ilke Onur (Flinders University) 
  • Ippei Fujiwara (Keio University and University of Tokyo) 
  • Ismael Mourifié (Washington University in St Louis) 
  • Jacob Wong (Adelaide University) 
  • Jamie L. Cross (University of Melbourne) 
  • James Morley (University of Sydney) 
  • Jean-Baptiste Tondji (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) 
  • Laura Panza (University of Melbourne) 
  • Leandro Magnusson (University of Western Australia) 
  • Lionel Page (University of Queensland) 
  • Magnus Söderberg (Griffith University) 
  • Marc Chan (University of Melbourne) 
  • Maria Yanotti (University of Tasmania) 
  • Mariano Kulish (University of Sydney) 
  • Mikhail Anufriev (University of Technology Sydney) 
  • Petr Sedláček (University of New South Wales) 
  • Prosper Dovonon (Concordia University) 
  • Rajabrata Banerjee (Adelaide University) 
  • Ralph Bayer (Adelaide University) 
  • Renee Fry-McKibbin (Australian National University) 
  • Rigissa Megalokonomou (Monash University) 
  • Rodney Strachan (University of Queensland) 
  • Roland Pongou (University of Ottawa) 
  • Romeo Tedongap (ESSEC Business School) 
  • Sarah Wheeler (Flinders University) 
  • Sascha O. Becker (University of Warwick and Monash University) 
  • Sessi Tokpavi (University of Orléans) 
  • Shuping Shi (Macquarie University) 
  • Timothy Kam (Australian National University) 
  • Tony Cavoli (Adelaide University) 
  • Umair Khalil (Deakin University) 
  • Valentyn Panchenko (University of New South Wales) 
  • Virginie Masson (Adelaide University) 
  • Wenying Yao (University of Melbourne) 
  • Yaping Shan (Adelaide University) 
  • Ye Lu (University of Sydney) 
  • Yves Zenou (Monash University) 
20 MaySubmissions for papers open
19 JulySubmissions for papers close
17 AugustDecision notification
14 SeptemberDeadline for presenters to register
12 OctoberPreliminary program release
30 OctoberRegistration closes
24-27 NovemberMeeting dates

Plenary lectures

  • Presidential Lecture: Larry Samuelson (Yale University)
  • Griliches Lectures: Jean-Marc Robin (Sciences Po, Paris)
  • Sir Leslie Melville Lecture: James Robinson (University of Chicago)
  • Colin Clark Lecture: Isaiah Andrews (MIT)
  • E.J. Hannan Lecture: Jiti Gao (Monash University)
  • Maureen Brunt Lecture: Melissa Dell (Harvard University)
  • Helen Hughes Lecture: Melanie Morten (Stanford University).

Key topics

  • Econometric Theory
  • Microeconometrics and Treatment Effect 
  • Bayesian Econometrics 
  • Machine Learning and Data Science 
  • Time Series Econometrics 
  • Financial Econometrics 
  • Macroeconomics: Applied 
  • Macroeconomics: Theory 
  • Macroeconomics: Growth and Inequality 
  • Finance: Money and Banking 
  • Trade and Globalisation 
  • Microeconomics: Theory 
  • Industrial Organisation 
  • Labour Economics 
  • Housing and Health Economics 
  • Development Economics 
  • Environmental Economics 
  • Global Food, Agriculture & Wine 
  • Public Economics and Political Economy 
  • Behavioural and Experimental Economics 
  • Economic History.

Conference dinner

The conference dinner will take place at Adelaide Oval (War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide SA 5006) on 26 November 2026. Please refer to the Adelaide Oval website for directions and transportation options. 

The full conference program will be available soon.  

Contact

For any queries regarding ESAM2026, please contact us at: esam2026@adelaide.edu.au