30th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis
and International Finance
27 – 30 May 2026
Department of Economics, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece
Keynote Speakers:
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| John H. Cochrane Hoover Institution |
Steve J. Davis Hoover Institution |
Stavros Panageas UCLA |
Timothy Taylor Macalester |
Call for Papers
The conference will solicit papers in all areas of macroeconomic theory and policy and international finance. All papers can be submitted electronically through the following page: https:/icmaif.soc.uoc.gr/paper_online/. The deadline for submission is December 31, 2025.
Jointly authored papers should be submitted by the person who will present the paper, if it is accepted. Please note that each participant may present at most one paper. Upon acceptance of a paper the registration fee is € 450. The registration fee for Ph.D. students is € 250 (a letter of proof of Ph.D. student status is required from the head of the department). Registration fees are not refundable. The registration fee for co-authored papers is paid by the person who participates and presents the paper at the conference. An additional registration fee applies to any participating co-author.
Special Issue (Guest Editors: Iftekhar Hasan, Georgios P. Kouretas, Mark Spiegel and George S. Tavlas)
The Journal of International Money and Finance will publish a special issue with papers presented at the conference. The selected papers will be presented during the conference in special “JIMF Sessions”. The topic of the special issue is “The Future of International Currencies in a World of Uncertainty”. All submitted papers on this topic will be considered for the special issue.
Special Issue (Guest Editors: Nikolaos Giannellis, Georgios P. Kouretas and George S. Tavlas)
The Journal of Financial Stability will publish a special issue with papers presented at the conference. The selected papers will be presented during the conference in special “JFS Sessions”. The topic of the special issue is “Banking, Systemic Risk, and Financial Stability”. All submitted papers on this topic will be considered for the special issue.
Oxford Economic Papers
The conference organizers, in collaboration with the editors of Oxford Economic Papers, invite authors of selected high-quality papers (up to five) that align with the journal’s scope and contribute to the ongoing debates published in OEP, to submit their manuscripts for potential publication. The editors will facilitate an expedited review process, ensuring the submissions undergo the standard double-blind peer review. Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts via the journal’s website, clearly referencing the conference in their cover letter. These submissions will then be considered for inclusion in a regular issue of the journal.
Special Issue (Guest Editors: Nikolaos Giannellis, Stephen G. Hall, Georgios P. Kouretas and George S. Tavlas)
The Journal of Forecasting will publish a special issue with papers presented at the conference. The selected papers will be presented during the conference in special “JFOR Sessions”. The topic of the special issue is “Forecasting in Economics and Finance: Artificial Intelligence models and Big Data techniques versus Time Series methods”. All submitted papers on this topic will be considered for the special issue.
For further queries please contact:
Associate Professor Nikolaos Giannellis
Department of Economics
University of Crete, University Campus
GR-74100, Rethymno, Greece
E-mail: giannellis@uoc.gr