Twelfth ECINEQ Conference
The Society for the Study of Economic Inequality
UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, Sptember 1-3, 2027
The ECINEQ Executive Committee is pleased to announce the Twelfth Conference of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ), which will take place in Helsinki, Finland, from September 1 to September 3, 2027. The conference will be hosted by UNU-WIDER.
Keynote speakers
Orazio Attanasio, Yale University
Steven Durlauf, The University of Chicago
Cecilia García Peñalosa, Aix-Marseille School of Economics
The ECINEQ Conference provides an important international forum for researchers working on economic inequality and related fields, bringing together scholars from around the world to exchange ideas, present new research, and discuss recent developments in the study of inequality.
A Policy Event will be held on August 31, 2027, immediately preceding the conference. Further details on the event, including its programme and speakers, will be announced in due course.
ECINEQ welcomes submissions of papers that present theoretical or empirical analyses of topics related to inequality, poverty, mobility, and redistribution, as well as related policy analyses.
Only reasonably complete papers should be submitted using the form at the following link: https://editorialexpress.com/conference/EcineqWIDER2027/. The deadline for paper submissions is February 20, 2027. Authors will be notified by April 2027 regarding the acceptance of their papers.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: February 20, 2027 (12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time)
Notification of Decision: end of April 2027
Registration Starts: end of May, 2027
Registration Ends: end of June, 2027
Conference Fees
Standard rate (all attendees, except those indicated below): 350 euros (of which 100 as ECINEQ membership fee);
Special rate A (scholars in upper-middle-income countries and PhD students based in high- and upper-middle-income countries – World Bank Country Classifications): 200 euro (of which 50 as ECINEQ membership fee);
Special rate B (scholars and PhD students based in low- and lower-middle-income countries – World Bank Country Classifications): 100 euro (of which 50 as ECINEQ membership fee).
Financial Support
This year, UNU-WIDER will provide limited financial assistance to a select number of participants from institutions in low-income and lower-middle-income countries to facilitate their attendance at the 2027 ECINEQ Conference. Click here for details.
The call for papers can be downloaded here.
Local Organizing Committee
Patricia Justino (UNU-WIDER Director Designate)
Rodrigo Oliveira (UNU-WIDER Research Fellow)
Pia Rattenhuber (UNU-WIDER Research Fellow)
Sam Jones (UNU-WIDER Research Fellow)
Jukka Pirttilä (UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow)
Annett Victorero (Head of Knowledge Mobilization Unit)
Dominik Etienne (Head of Partnerships& Programme Unit)
Tuuli Levit (Administration and Procurement Associate)
Tristan Reid (Communications and Editorial Assistant)
Vu Hong Nhung (Partnerships and Programme Assistant)
Scientific Program Committee
Facundo Alvaredo (Paris School of Economics, FR)
Elena Bárcena-Martín (University of Malaga, ES)
Charlotte Bartels (University of Leipzig, DE)
Alessandra Casarico (Bocconi University, IT)
Conchita D’Ambrosio (University of Luxembourg, LU)
Koen Decancq (University of Antwerp, BE)
Francisco H.G. Ferreira (London School of Economics, UK)
Cecilia García-Peñalosa (Aix-Marseille School of Economics, FR)
Janet C. Gornick (City University of New York, US)
Carlos Gradin (UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow)
Luis-Felipe Lopez-Calva (World Bank, US)
Nora Lustig (Tulane University, US)
Rodrigo Oliveira (UNU-WIDER Research Fellow)
Flaviana Palmisano (Sapienza University of Roma, IT)
Andreas Peichl (University of Munich, DE)
Jukka Pirttilä (UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow)
Maria Grazia Pittau (Sapienza University of Rome, IT)
Xavier Ramos (Autonomous University of Barcelona, ES)
Carsten Schroeder (DIW Berlin, DE)
Philippe Van Kerm (University of Luxembourg & LISER, LU)
Andrea Vigorito (Universidad de la República, UY)
Miguel Nino Zarazua (UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow)
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