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CONFERENCES AND SUMMER SCHOOLS

2026 Annual ISNIE/SIOE Meeting, Fontainebleau, France
The Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics (SIOE) will hold its annual meeting July 13-15, 2026. The meeting will take place in person at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France (near Paris). The paper submission deadline has passed.


For Coase Alumni:
2026 Coase Institute Alumni Conference, Fontainebleau, France

The fourth annual alumni conference of the Coase Institute will take place on Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Fontainebleau, France, immediaately after 2026 SIOE. Details will be announced soon. See 2025 conference scenes and program here.


2026 Summer Workshop in the Economic History and Historical Political Economy of Eurasia, Paris, France
Submissions are invited to a workshop on the economic history and historical political economy of Eurasia, to be held in Paris at the University of Chicago Center on July 17-18, 2026. See details here. The submission deadline is February 28, 2026.


2026 Political Networks Conference, Manchester, UK
The 19th Political Networks Conference will take place August 6-7, 2026 at the University of Manchester in Manchester, England. The conference will follow training workshops there on August 4-5, 2026. Submit papers and posters that engage in rigorous theoretical and empirical analyis of political networks, or develop network methods, statistical models, or computational approaches for network analysis - across the social sciences and related scientific fields. The submission deadline is April 12, 2026. See details here.



PRIZES

SIOE (formerly ISNIE) Awards
SIOE (ISNIE) is awarding four prizes in institutional and organizational economics on a continuing basis. They are named for four Nobel laureates closely linked to the Society:

Ronald Coase Best Dissertation Award (annual)

Oliver Williamson Best Conference Paper Award - for the best paper delivered at the SIOE conference (annual)

Douglass North Best Paper or Book Award - for the best research in institutional and organizational economics published during the previous two years (biennial)

Elinor Ostrom Lifetime Achievement Award - for sustained significant academic contributions to the field (biennial).

See nomination and selection procedures.


SCHOLARSHIPS

Stigler Center, University of Chicago - Affiliate Fellowship
The Stigler Center offers non-resident 3-year appointments to scholars worldwide working on political economy, regulatory capture, and competitive markets.Pre-tenure and recently tenured scholars (<5 years) worldwide are encouraged to apply. See further information here.

University of Goettingen, Germany - Postdoctoral Fellowships in Development Economics
The University of Goettingen is offering Stephan Klasen Fellowships to two postdoctoral fellows for a one-year scientific exchange in development economics (no teaching required). Candidates from low- and middle-income countries with a PhD in development economics are eligible to apply. The fellowships will be advertised annually. See details here.

University of Urbino, Italy - PhD Program in Global Studies
The University of Urbino offers a PhD program in global studies, with the 2026/2027 program focusing on global aoxiety, cross-border mobility, and law. This is a three-year program with English as the working language. Ten positions will be offered, including 9 with scholarships. See details here.


JOURNALS

The Economic Analysis of Law Review
The current issue of The Economic Analysis of Law Review is available online in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. EconLit now includes this journal in its index. Editor Ivo T. Gico Jr. (2008 Beijing workshop alumnus) invites you to submit for review your papers that apply economic analysis or related methodologies to study legal issues through innovative perspectives.

The International Journal of Sustainable Real Estate and Construction Economics
Editor in chief Rita Li (2008 Philipines workshop alumna) invites Coase Institute workshop participants and alumni to submit for review their papers that deal with sustainable real estate and economics, emphasizing the application of economic theory. See details.


Also see Research Requests.