4th PhD Summer Institute in International Trade & Industrial Organisation

The PhD Summer Institute (PhDSI) is jointly organised by Onur Koska and Ilke Onur. The first and the third meetings were hosted by Flinders University in Adelaide, AUS, in 2023 and 2025, and University of Canterbury in Christchurch, NZ, was the host for the second event in 2024. Deakin Business School at Deakin University will host the PhDSI4 on 19th of March 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. The objective of PhDSI is to provide PhD students of all years in the two fields with a platform for discussing their work with both fellow PhD students and senior scholars. Each student paper will be assigned a senior discussant. Both theoretical and empirical research in international trade and/or industrial organisation is welcome. Please submit your work in pdf-format to

phd.summer.institute@gmail.com

The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2025. 

We would like to advise that the PhD Summer Institute will precede the Australasian Trade Workshop (ATW 19) that will be hosted also by the Deakin Business School, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia on 20-21 March 2026. PhD students accepted for presentation at the PhD Summer Institute will be given the opportunity to also attend the ATW 19. 

There is no registration fee. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer financial assistance to participants. Upon acceptance, you will be asked to book your travel and accommodation independently.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the organisers: 

Onur Koska at onur.koska@canterbury.ac.nz

Ilke Onur at ilke.onur@flinders.edu.au

Cong Pham (local organizer) at cpham@deakin.edu.au