Networks in Macroeconomics and Finance
Jul. 22–23, 2013
Scholars will present empirical and theoretical analyses on recent advances in finance and macroeconomics that examine the role of such complex networks.

The Empirical Foundations of Supply-Side Economics
Sept. 26–27, 2013
Scholars will present cutting-edge work on how taxation affects the economic decisions of households and firms.

Financial Markets and Contracts
May 20, 2013

Constitutional Design and the Scope of Government
May 16–17, 2013
This conference will focus on theoretical and empirical research related to the consequences of different constitutional structures including multitask problems in governance, unified versus divided authority, the separation of powers, federalism, and related issues.

Ambiguity and Robustness in Macroeconomics and Finance
Feb. 15-16, 2013
Researchers came together in a workshop format to discuss and explore formal models of ambiguity and their applications to macroeconomics and finance.

Policy Uncertainty and its Economic Implications
Dec. 6–7, 2012
This conference explored the cause, effect, measurement and definition of economic and policy uncertainty.

Recent Developments in the Economics of Home Production
October 18-19, 2012
The conference shared recent research examining how time is allocated away from market work, from a historical and global perspective and at different stages in the life cycle.

Creditors and Corporate Governance
Sept. 14-15, 2012
Researchers from law and finance came together to discuss new perspectives on control that creditors exert on corporate governance, from both a theoretical and empirical perspective.

CITE Conference: New Quantitative Models of Financial Markets
Jul. 30–Aug. 1, 2012
The Chicago Initiative in Theory and Empirics (CITE) conference brought together both recent empirical and theoretical work in macro-finance, which spans asset pricing, corporate finance, and macroeconomics.

Initiative for Computational Economics (ICE)
Jul. 27–28, 2012
This intensive session was designed for promising scholars and graduate students in economics, computer science, and applied mathematics.

Advances with Field Experiments
Oct. 28–29, 2011
This two-day workshop focused on field experiments and their interaction with theory, their use within and across firms, and their role in policy evaluation.

Fiscal Policy under Fiscal Imbalance
Nov. 18–19, 2011
Participants discussed the ways in which large public deficits and high debt levels affect the conduct of fiscal policy, and how fiscal imbalances were corrected in the past.

Biological Basis of Preferences and Behavior
May 4–5, 2012
Biological Basis of Preferences and Behavior This conference brought together key researchers who have been in involved in research exploring the interplay of biological and economic factors.

Macroeconomic Fragility
May 10, 2012
This conference focused on macroeconomic fragility, systemic risk, financial-macro interactions and related topics. New research offering theoretical insights as well as empirical work on systemic risk measurement was presented.

Matching Problems: Economics Meets Mathematics
Jun. 4–6, 2012
This event brought together theorists, mathematicians interested in economics, and empiricists who work on themes related to matching, mechanism design, auctions, optimal transportation, dynamical models and search.

Chicago-Renmin Symposium On Family & Labor Economics
June 24–25, 2011
Scholars from China, Europe, and the U.S. highlighted new research on marital patterns, intergenerational living arrangements, labor migration, the Internet economy, and other trends shaping life in China.

Matching and Price Theory
May 6–7, 2011
TThis conference brought together market designers with price theorists to discuss linkages between their fields, highlighting new work and providing opportunities for group engagement and discussion.

Individuals and Institutions in the Health Care Sector
April 28–29, 2011
This conference focused on current debates about health care policy and reform through exploring the two goals of access to care and lowering health care costs while increasing availability of insurance coverage.

Price Dynamics
February 17–18, 2011
Researchers from the fields of macroeconomics, industrial organization, and marketing gathered to discuss both theory and measurement of price dynamics and related topics.

Honoring Gary S. Becker: A Conference
February 11, 2011
This conference brought together friends, colleagues and scholars to honor Gary S. Becker and his lifetime of path-breaking work.

Measuring Systemic Risk
December 15-16, 2010
This conference brought together leading academics, practitioners and regulators to address the challenges in creating a common framework for quantifying risk.

Bridging the Gap Between Economic Theory and Econometric Practice: A Conference in Honor of James Heckman
November 5-6, 2010 Students and colleagues paid tribute to James Heckman at a conference that reflected his influence on important questions of human welfare.

Economic Analysis and Education Policy
June 4, 2010
This conference highlighted the contributions that economists can make to the study of education by applying the analytical tools that economists so often employ in other areas.

New Developments in Monetary Theory
May 13-14, 2010
This conference presented new research on topics such as money substitutes, liquidity, and the interplay between money and banking.

Creating Capabilities: Sources and Consequences for Law and Social Policy
April 23-24, 2010
This conference aimed to integrate the Human Development Approach with new advances on how capabilities are shaped and to study the policy and legal implications of the revised research program.

Measuring and Analyzing Economic Development
February 26, 2010
Leading researchers highlighted current problems with data and measurement techniques underlying poverty and growth estimates and proposed alternative analytical approaches.

Markets, Firms, and Property Rights: A Celebration of the Research of Ronald Coase
December 4-5, 2009
This conference brought together a group of scholars to honor the life and research of Ronald Coase, who celebrates his 100th birthday this year.

November 20-21, 2009
This conference explored our understanding of how human capital is acquired and formed, as well as its measurement and impact on various sectors of the economy.

Building Bridges between Finance and Development
May 20-21, 2009
To study household financial decision making and the effect of legal institutions on the behavior of entrepreneurs, this conference brought together leading economists in development and finance.

Heterogeneity in Labor Markets
April 8, 2009
Leading academics gathered to present and discuss recent research evaluating the importance of heterogeneity in workers' skills and the role of uncertainty in the labor market.

Liquidity, Solvency, and Bubbles in Financial Markets
March 19, 2009
This conference brought together leading scholars to explore the interplay between liquidity and solvency as they apply to financial markets and the consequences for the design of policy.

New Economics of the Family
February 27-28, 2009
Researchers presented models of economic decision making about marriage and within the family to better understand the underpinnings of educational choice, labor supply, income inequality, and economic growth.