2023 Meeting of the Midwest Econometrics Group

Call for Papers

The Economic Research Departmentof the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is pleased to host the 31st Annual Meeting of the Midwest Econometrics Group. The conference will be held in person in Cleveland, OH on October 12-13, 2023.

The conference will begin at 12 pm on Thursday, October 12 and end by 5 pm on Friday, October 13. Andrew Patton, the Zelter Family Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Finance at Duke University, will be the dinner speaker on October 12.

The traditional mentoring workshop for junior women economists will be held on the morning of Thursday, October 12, with a dinner the previous evening.

Submissions of research papers related to applied, empirical, or theoretical econometrics in all fields of economics are welcome. The deadline for submissions is July 21, 2023. Papers should be submitted through Conference Maker. Junior women (e.g., advanced Ph.D. students, assistant professors, or junior researchers in central banks or government) interested in the mentoring workshop should check the relevant box when submitting a paper.

Acceptance decisions will be announced by August 11, 2023. While every effort will be made to feature a full program on a variety of topics, please be advised that submission of a paper does not guarantee inclusion in the final program. In addition, please note that authors of accepted papers will be required to register for the conference by September 8, 2023 in order to be included on the program.

Starting this year, MEG will make two “MEG Best Student Paper Awards” with $1,000 prize each to the two best student papers presented at the annual MEG conference. All students attending the annual MEG conference are eligible to apply (awards will go to presenters). To apply, check the relevant box when registering for the conference (registration will open once acceptance decisions are announced). Submissions will be judged by two continuing members of MEG and the local organizers.

The local organizers look forward to seeing you in person in Cleveland in October.

Local organizers: Todd Clark (co-chair), Paolo Gelain, Ina Hajdini (mentoring workshop), Peter Hinrichs, James Mitchell (co-chair), Craig Sylvera, and Saeed Zaman

Please contact meg.conference@clev.frb.org with questions.