Program
The full program for ACE2026 is now available online: Full Program
Featured speakers
ACE 2026 will feature invited keynote and plenary speakers from leading universities and institutions around the world. Further details will be added as the program is finalised.
Alan Auerbach
Robert D. Burch Professor of Economics and Law, University of California, Berkeley.
Muriel Niederle
Professor of Economics, Stanford University.
Klaus M. Schmidt
Professor of Economics, LMU Munich.
Monika Schnitzer
Professor of Economics, LMU Munich; Chair of the German Council of Economic Experts.
Linxiu Zhang
Director, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The final list of plenary topics and special sessions will be announced closer to the conference, after the call for papers has closed
and contributed sessions have been scheduled.
Program at a glance
The outline below summarises the timing of keynotes, parallel sessions and social events over the four days of ACE 2026. Session titles and speakers are indicative and subject to change.
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Registration opens · Welcome reception
| 17:00 | 17:30 |
Registration opens
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| 17:30 | 19:00 |
Welcome reception
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Wednesday 8 July 2026
Keynote · Parallel sessions · Young Economists event
| 08:00 | 09:00 |
Registration opens
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|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 09:15 |
Welcome remarks
|
| 09:15 | 10:30 |
Keynote 1: Monika Schnitzer
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| 10:30 | 11:00 |
Morning tea
|
| 11:00 | 12:30 |
Parallel sessions
|
| 12:30 | 13:30 |
Lunch
|
| 13:30 | 15:00 |
Parallel sessions
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| 15:00 | 15:30 |
Afternoon tea
|
| 15:30 | 17:00 |
Parallel sessions
|
| 17:00 | 17:45 |
Young Economists Network event
|
| 18:15 | 22:00 |
Auerbach dinner
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Thursday 9 July 2026
Keynotes · Parallel sessions · Conference dinner
| 08:00 | 09:00 |
Registration opens
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|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 10:30 |
Keynote 2: Linxiu Zhang
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| 10:30 | 11:00 |
Morning tea
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| 11:00 | 12:30 |
Parallel sessions
|
| 12:30 | 13:30 |
Lunch
|
| 13:30 | 15:00 |
Parallel sessions
|
| 15:00 | 15:30 |
Afternoon tea
|
| 15:30 | 17:00 |
Keynote 3: Klaus M. Schmidt & Muriel Niederle
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| 18:30 | 22:00 |
Conference dinner
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Friday 10 July 2026
Keynote · Parallel sessions · Closing panel
| 08:00 | 09:00 |
Registration opens
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|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 10:30 |
Keynote 4: Alan Auerbach
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| 10:30 | 11:00 |
Morning tea
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| 11:00 | 12:30 |
Parallel sessions
|
| 12:30 | 13:30 |
Lunch
|
| 13:30 | 15:00 |
Parallel sessions
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| 15:00 | 15:15 |
Break
|
| 15:15 | 16:15 |
Closing panel
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| 16:15 | 16:30 |
Concluding remarks
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| 16:30 | 17:00 |
Afternoon tea
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Program committee
The ACE 2026 program is curated by a Local Program Committee and a group of Field Expert Members who review submissions and advise on session themes.
Local Program Committee
- Robert Breunig (Australian National University), Co‑Chair
- Maria Racionero (Australian National University), Co‑Chair
- Stephen Bartos (University of Canberra)
- Uwe Dulleck (University of Canberra)
- Benjamin Vu (University of Canberra)
- Alexander Looi (Australian National University)
- Brodie Knox (Commonwealth Treasury)
- Alex Heath (NSW Treasury)
Field Expert Members
- Econometric Theory – Rodney Strachan (University of Queensland)
- Microeconomic Theory – Jose Rodrigues‑Neto (Australian National University)
- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics – Begoña Dominguez (University of Queensland)
- Behavioural and Experimental Economics – Lata Gangadharan (Monash University)
- International Economics – Laura Puzzello (Monash University)
- Financial Economics – Shunji Mei (University of Adelaide)
- Public Economics – Ashley Craig (Australian National University)
- Health and Education Economics – Victoria Baranov (University of Melbourne)
- Labour and Population Economics – Simon Chang (University of Western Australia)
- Industrial Organisation – Russell Thomson (University of Queensland)
- Economic History – Laura Panza (University of Melbourne)
- Development Economics – Diana Contreras (University of Melbourne)
- Political Economy – Paul Raschky (Monash University)
- Gender Economics – Leonora Risse (Queensland University of Technology)
- Environment and Resource Economics – Paul Burke (Australian National University)
- Agricultural Economics – Yu Sheng (Australian National University)
- Urban, Transport and Housing Economics – Maria Yanotti (University of Tasmania)
The organising committee is grateful to both the Local Program Committee and the Field Expert Members for their time and expertise, and for helping to ensure a high‑quality conference program.