The 16th Annual Meetings of the Armenian Economic Association will be held in Yerevan, Armenia, from June 29 to July 1, 2026, hosted under the auspices of the American University of Armenia. We look forward to another year of rigorous research, stimulating discussions, and vibrant intellectual exchange.
Keynote Speakers
Regis Barnichon (San Francisco Fed)
Urlich Doraszelski (Wharton School)
Jan Eeckhout (U Pompeu Fabra)
Joe Kaboski (U Notre Dame)
How to Submit Your Work
The deadline to submit a complete paper or an abstract is March 6, 2026. Please submit your research here.
Proposals for complete sessions are strongly encouraged. To organize a session, please reach out to Vladimir Asriyan or Tatevik Sekhposyan for coordination. This is a general-interest conference that welcomes submissions across all fields of economics.
A limited number of travel grants are available, particularly for early-career researchers based in Europe and the region. Please indicate your interest when submitting.
Awards
Several best paper awards recognize outstanding research, including the Grigor Artsruni award for young scholars, the Armen Alchian award for general-interest papers, the Voskeni Wines award for Agricultural and Environmental Economics, the International Monetary Fund award for papers in macroeconomics, and Ashot Mkrtchyan Award by the Central Bank of Armenia for policy-relevant works, among others.
Submission of full papers is required for award consideration.
Conference Committee
Vladimir Asriyan (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Ruben Enikolopov (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Tatevik Sekhposyan (Texas A&M University)
Organizational Committee
David Gomtsyan (CREI)
Caio Lorecchio (University of Barcelona)
Hayk Kamalyan (American University of Armenia)
Location
AUA Najarian Building, 11 Dzoragyugh str (next to Parajanov Museum).
