Program Chairs:
Wendy Morrison, Duke University
Marta Prato, Bocconi University


The Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago invites you to share your academic paper to be reviewed for the 8th annual Women in Macroeconomics Conference. This year’s conference will be held May 14-15, 2026, at University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center.

The 8th annual Women in Macroeconomics Conference will bring together influential economists from around the world working in the field of macroeconomics. The conference gathers influential macro-economists working in macro, broadly defined, including but not limited to growth, business cycles, macro theory, macro finance, international economics, macro labor, macro development. It also provides participants a venue to strengthen their research and build their network, particularly early-stage scholars.

All interested researchers are invited to send submissions for consideration by December 19, 2025, using the link below.

If you have any questions, please contact bfi-events@uchicago.edu.

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