The Wadham State of the Nation Conference 2026

Dates

20 March 2026

Times

08:50 - 16:15

Location

Okinaga Room, Wadham College

Summary

The Department of Economics, CREI–UPF, Oxford Economic Papers, and Wadham College are pleased to announce that the Wadham State of the Nation Conference 2026 will take place at Wadham College, Oxford, on Friday 20 March 2026. 

The conference theme is 'Fiscal Policy and Heterogeneity'

The event is organised is organised by Francesco Zanetti, our Professor of Economics and David Richards Fellow in Economics and Mishel Ghassibe, CREI–UPF.

The Wadham State of the Nation Conference Series has a long-standing partnership with the Department of Economics. For reference, see the 2019 edition on 'State-Dependent Fiscal Policy'organized by Francesco Zanetti and Mishel Ghassibe.:

Confirmed speakers include:

  • Vasco Carvalho (University of Cambridge)
  • François Le Grand (ESSEC Business School)
  • Joel P. Flynn (Yale University)
  • Mishel Ghassibe (CREI-UPF)
  • Alex Kohlas (University of Oxford)
  • Ralph Luetticke (University of Tübingen)
  • Morten Ravn (University College London)
  • Ricardo Reis (London School of Economics)
  • Philippe Wangner (University of Mannheim)
  • Tobias Kawalec (University of Oxford)

Please see the full programme and register here.