Call for Papers
CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium Joint with 11th Workshop on Political Economy of Development and Conflict
18-19 September 2025
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Submission Deadline: Sunday 1 June 2025, 23h59 CEST
Scientific Committee
Lauren Berquist (Yale University & CEPR)
Konrad Burchardi (IIES & CEPR)
Paula Bustos (ICREA, UPF, IPEG, BSE & CEPR)
Rema Hanna (Harvard University & CEPR)
Jonas Hjort (UCL & CEPR)
Frederico Finan (UC Berkeley & CEPR)
Michael King (TIME/TCD & CEPR)
Eliana La Ferrara (Harvard University & CEPR)
Gianmarco Leon Ciliotta (UPF, IPEG, BSE & CEPR)
Local Organising Committee
Jose Garcia Montalvo (UPF, IPEG, BSE)
Luigi Pascali (LUISS, UPF, IPEG, BSE & CEPR)
Marta Reynal-Querol (ICREA, UPF, IPEG, BSE & CEPR)
The conference is organised jointly by the
Centre for Economic Policy Research (
CEPR) and
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (
UPF). It will be jointly organised with the series of workshops on the Political Economy of Development and Conflict. It will take place at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, in
Barcelona, Spain, from 18-19 September 2025.
We now invite submissions from interested researchers, including non-CEPR members, on any topic within the area of Development Economics.
Funding
The sponsoring institutions can cover accommodation and travel expenses for presenters according to the CEPR Travel Guidelines. However, funding is limited and we encourage participants who have research funds available to use their own funds so that resources can be preferentially channeled to junior participants. If you require funding, please make sure to indicate this when submitting your paper. We will not be able to fund speakers who have not previously requested it.IMPORTANT REMINDER: The author submitting the paper is expected to attend the conference for the entire duration and to present. Paper Submissions
Submit your paper online by Sunday 1 June 2025, 23h59 CEST. - Only full drafts of papers will be considered.
- Each paper submission should include an abstract (200 words max).
- Submit your document in PDF format to ensure that all fonts, symbols, and equations appear the way they were originally typed.
Authors who already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:
- Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
- After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4422
- Click on "Step 1: Apply"
- Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
- Tick the boxes that apply to you
- Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information
- Click "Submit form" to make the submission.
Authors who do not have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:
- Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register
- After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4422
- Click on "Step 1: Apply"
- Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
- Tick the boxes that apply to you
- Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information
- Click "Submit form" to make the submission.
If you have any difficulty in applying, please email Bao Khanh Le, CEPR Senior Events Officer at [email protected].
We will aim to notify successful applicants by early July.
