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The FIW Research Centre International Economics is pleased to announce its 18th Research Conference on International Economics. The conference will take place at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna) on 19th–20th February 2026.The conference aims to provide a platform for economists to present their recent research in the field of International Economics. We particularly encourage submissions from Ph.D. students, early-career faculty members, and young researchers to foster their development and provide networking opportunities.
Paper Submission
We invite the submission of full working papers on all topics related to International Economics.
- Submission Deadline: 31th October 2025
- Notification of Acceptance: December 2025 – 15th January 2026
Please submit your working papers via https://conference2026.fiw.ac.at until 31st October 2025.
Selection decisions will be communicated between December 2025 and 15th January 2026.
Keynote Lecture
Lionel Fontagné (University Paris 1, PSE)
Time & Location
The 18th FIW Research Conference on ‘International Economics’ will take place on Thursday, 19th February 2026 and Friday, 20th February 2026 at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna), Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria.
Paper Submission
We invite the submission of (full) working papers on all topics in the field of International Economics.
Please submit your working papers via https://conference2026.fiw.ac.at until 31st October 2025.
Selection decisions will be communicated between December 2025 and 15th January 2026.
Awards
Two prizes for the best contributions to the Research Conference will be awarded: the ‘Best Conference Paper Award 2026’ and the ‘Young Economist Award 2026’. Each award is worth € 1000.
The ‘Young Economist Award 2026’ is intended for Ph.D. students, young faculty members and young researchers in similar positions. To be considered for this award all authors of the paper have to be 34 or younger at the time of submission.
Topics covered
The broad topic of the conference is ‘International Economics’. This includes, inter alia, International Trade, International Factor Movements, Economic Integration, Effects of international economic activities on climate change, Trade Policy, International Trade Organizations, Economic Growth of Open Economies, Multinational Firms, Global Value Chains, International Macroeconomics and other related fields.
Organisation
The 18th FIW-Research Conference ‘International Economics’ is organized by FIW with support from the Program Committee and the Austrian Federal Ministries for Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) and Economy, Energy and Tourism (BMWET).
The FIW - Research Centre International Economics (https://www.fiw.ac.at) is a cooperation between the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the University of Vienna, the Johannes Kepler University Linz, the University of Innsbruck, IHS, WIFO and wiiw.
FIW is grateful for financial support by the Austrian Federal Ministries for Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) and Economy, Energy and Tourism (BMWET).
- Questions may be addressed to fiw-pb@fiw.ac.at or alexander.hudetz@wifo.ac.at.
- The conference programme will be published on https://www.fiw.ac.at and https://conference2026.fiw.ac.at
- Attendance at the FIW Research Conference is free of charge.
- Please note that travel expenses will not be reimbursed.
- The official language of the conference is English.
Welthandelsplatz 1
1020 Vienna , Austria
