Call for Papers: Conference on Macroeconomic Policy

The selected papers are expected to be made available for publication (following an expedited refereeing process) in a special issue of the Journal of Monetary Economics. Each selected paper will receive an honorarium of USD 5'000, to be divided among its authors who are not employees of a central bank. The travel and accommodation expenses of all authors of each selected paper will be covered by the conference organizers. 

The topic of the conference is ‘Macroeconomic Policy’’ and will be held in honor of Robert J. Barro. All aspects of macroeconomic policy (monetary, fiscal, growth, financial,..) will be considered. 

Submission details/deadline: Please submit your paper to submission@remove-this.szgerzensee.ch. Both complete papers and well-advanced drafts will be considered. The submission deadline is March 31, 2026. The submitting author of a selected paper will be notified about the committee’s decision by April 30, 2026. 

Special issue: Following the conference, the selected papers will undergo an expedited refereeing process, and if accepted, they will be published in a special issue of the JME in the Fall of 2027. The scientific committee will manage the evaluation process. The guest editors for the special conference issue of the JME are George-Marios Angeletos and Silvana Tenreyro. 

Poster session: This conference will also feature a poster session for early-career researchers. A separate call for papers for the poster session will be issued in June 2026.