February 21-22, 2022
Veranstaltungszentrum Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Universitätsstraße 150
44801 Bochum
Germany
Call for Papers and Submission
The submission deadline is December 10th, 2021. We welcome submissions in all areas of economics from early career researchers.
To submit, please send the following documents in PDF format to rgs@rgs-econ.de.
- Full paper, including abstract and JEL classification codes, in the format [lastname_firstname_paper.pdf]
- CV including contact information, in the format [lastname_firstname_cv.pdf]
Acceptance decisions will be made by the scientific committee and notifications of acceptance will be sent to submitting Email addresses between January 10th and 21st, 2022
Aim and Scope
The aim of this annual, refereed conference is to provide a professional, stimulating, and international environment in which around 60 PhD students in Economics can discuss their research results and ideas, establish informal networks, and initiate future collaborative research. The conference also connects early career with experienced researchers, including RGS Econ’s more than 45 faculty members from the universities of Dortmund, Duisburg-Essen, and Bochum, as well as the RWI, one of Germany’s leading economic research institutes.
Both empirical and theoretical papers will be considered. The range of topics covers all research areas in Economics including:
- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
- Microeconomic Theory, Behavioral and Experimental Economics
- Econometrics and Applied Econometrics
- Labor Economics
- Health Economics
- Public Economics
- Economics of Migration
- Financial Markets
- Industrial Organization
- International Economics
- Urban, Real-Estate, and Regional Economics
The best paper to be submitted and presented at the conference will be awarded a prize of EUR 500.