Call for Papers on Government and Economics
21st IEA World Congress, Belgrade, Serbia from 22 to 26 June, 2026
The International Economic Association (IEA) and Serbian Association of Economists (SAE) are pleased to announce the 21st World Congress of the IEA (https://ieawc2026.org/submission/) to be held in Belgrade, Serbia from 22 to 26 June, 2026. The 21st World Congress will be held at the Sava Convention Centre in Belgrade. Professor Elhanan Helpman is the current president of the IEA and professor Eric S. Maskin is the organisation's president-elect and programme chair.
As a member of the IEA, the Society for the Analysis of Government and Economics (SAGE) and the Academic Center for Chinese Economic Practice and Thinking (ACCEPT) will hold two sessions on the topic of government and economics during the 2026 IEA World Congress. The main goals of the two sessions are to deepen our understanding of the relationship between government and economics and to promote studies on the incentives behind government behavior and the impacts of government policy on the economy.
SAGE (http://www.sage-econ.org) aims to promote academic research on the subject of government and economics, including topics such as the incentives, behavior, and role of the government in an economy. The Society is a disinterested, academic organization avoiding political, social, commercial, or nationalistic bias. The current co-presidents of SAGE are 2007 Nobel Laureate and Harvard professor Eric S. Maskin, along with professor David Daokui Li of Tsinghua University. The Society has an open international membership, including members from the United States, Europe, and China, as well as from many developing countries.
The mission of ACCEPT (http://www.accept.tsinghua.edu.cn) is to advance the knowledge of the discipline of economics with proper consideration of Chinese economic thinking and practice. The focus of the Center's research is on the study of government and economics. Founded in April 2018, ACCEPT is led by its director, professor David Daokui Li.
PAPER SUBMISSION
Authors are invited to submit completed papers before the deadline of Oct 25th, 2025. Papers will be selected by a committee organized by SAGE. Please submit your papers in electronic format (PDF files only) to accept@tsinghua.edu.cn. Submitting authors will be notified of the decision by Oct 30th, 2025 via email. We will provide some financial support to cover travel expenses for the Congress in Belgrade, Serbia. Please indicate your interest in applying for travel funding in your submission email.
We will also recommend 2-3 papers to be published in the Journal of Government and Economics (https://www.editorialmanager.com/goveco/Default.aspx). More detailed information on publication will be released after the Congress.
SUGGESTED TOPICS
Papers related to government and economics in English or Chinese are welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Government behavior and enterprise development
- Government behavior and market cultivation
- Government governance ability and macroeconomic regulation
- Government behavior and land supply and transfer
- Government incentives and globalization
- Government behavior and savings
- Government functions and public goods
- Fiscal revenue and government behavior
- Government and state-owned enterprises
- Central and local governments, and internal incentives
- Regulations and internet platforms
- Roles of the government and market in pursuit of carbon neutrality
- Other topics related to government and economics