The European Public Choice Society

Submission for the 2027 Meeting of the EPCS at the University of Warsaw, Poland on April 8-11, 2027 is now open. Please find the Call for Papers here.

 Submit your paper: https://www.conftool.com/epcs2027/ 

 Keynote speakers: 

• Kevin Grier (Free Market Institute, Texas Tech University) 

• Wojciech Kopczuk (Columbia University) 

Presidential panel: Between theory and practice – the role of public choice in real-life politics: 

• Monika Koeppl-Turyna – EPCS President, Full Professor at Seeburg Castle University and University of Warsaw, advisor to the Government of Austria (Federal Chancellery, the Ministry of Labor, the Secretary for Deregulation) 

• Paola Profeta – former EPCS President, Full Professor of Public Economics at Bocconi University 

• Lars Feld – former EPCS President, Full Professor of Economics at University of Freiburg and Director of Walter Eucken Institute, former Chief Economic Advisor to the German Minister of Finance 

• Tommaso Nannicini – Full Professor of Economics at Bocconi and EUI, former Chief Economic Advisor of the Prime Minister of Italy, Undersecretary of State, and Senator 

Important dates: 

Oct 23, 2026 Submission platform open 

Nov 30, 2026 Deadline for submissions 

Jan 10, 2027 Decisions on submissions / Registration open 

Jan 31, 2027 End of early bird conference fee 

Feb 10, 2027 Registration closed 

Apr 8-11, 2027 Conference 

Organized sessions: 

Next to individual paper submissions, we also welcome submissions of pre-organized sessions consisting of three papers. In this case, complete session proposals, which must include: (1) the session title and short description, (2) name of the session convener; (3) three paper titles, authors, and discussants in the proposed order, as well as (4) extended abstracts or full papers to be presented, should be sent by email directly to the Local Organizers (epcs2027@wne.uw.edu.pl). Proposals of sessions will undergo a separate review and selection process. 

Wicksell prize: 

The Wicksell prize, in honour of the Swedish economist Johan Gustaf Knut Wicksell, is awarded to the best paper written and co-authored by researchers under the age of 30 years (as of December 31, 2026). The Wicksell prize is generously sponsored by the European Journal of Political Economy published by Elsevier. Papers nominated to the prize will be subjected to comments of two discussants during the conference. 

Reduced fees and waivers for PhD students: 

A reduced conference fee will be offered for all PhD students upon registration. In addition, the European Journal of Political Economy kindly finances registration fee waivers for young scholars from non-advanced economies. To be eligible one must fulfill the following criteria: (1) the submitted paper must be accepted for presentation by the conference selection committee, (2) the author must be under 35 years of age, (3) the author must work in a country that is not considered an advanced economy (as defined by the IMF). 

Local Coordinator: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, University of Warsaw 

In the case of any questions, please email us at: epcs2027@wne.uw.edu.pl 

The 2027 Meeting of the EPCS will be held at the University of Warsaw, Poland on April 8-11, 2027. The call for papers will be send out mid-2026.

Local Organizer:  Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska (kmetelska@wne.uw.edu.pl) 

The 2026 Meeting of the EPCS was held at Complutense University in Madrid, Spain on March 23-25, 2026.

Keynote Speakers

     Ruben Enikolopov  (University of Pompeu Fabra)

     Thomas Fujiwara (Princeton University)

Wicksell Prize

Every year, the EPCS awards the Wicksell Prize in honor of the Swedish economist Johan Gustaf Knut Wicksell, to the best paper presented at the annual meeting by a young scholar.

During the conference dinner of the EPCS 2026, we awarded the Wicksell Prize to

Lou Chiani (Paris-Dauphine University)

“From Fields to Ballots: Agricultural Droughts and Electoral Shifts in Brazil”

The Wicksell Prize is sponsored by the European Journal of Political Economy.

Board and President

• Outgoing members of the board: we thank the three outgoing members: Nicolas Gavoille, Nicola Maaser and Panu Poutvaara for their contribution to the society.
• The meeting elected Zareh Asatryan (University of Münster & ZEW), Anna Lo Prete (University of Torino) and Cameron Shelton (Claremont McKenna College) to the board.
• An electoral contest was held between two candidates: Frank Bohn and Monika Köppl-Turyna. A majority of members present voted in favor of Monika Köppl-Turyna who will serve as the president of the society 2026-2028.

Conference Website https://www.epcsmadrid2026.es/

Local Organizer

Joaquin Artes (Complutense University in Madrid, Spain)

More information: https://www.epcsmadrid2026.es/information

The 2025 Meeting of the EPCS was held at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia on 3-5 April. Conference organizers: Nicolas Gavoille.

• Conference program
• 199 participants took part in parallel sessions
• Keynotes by Raphaël Franck (University of Stuttgart) and  Beata Javorcik (Oxford University)
• Election of three new Board Members: Ekaterina Borisova (Lille University), Niklas Potrafke (University of Munich & Ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy),  Janne Tukiainen (University of Turku)
• An official amendment to the by-laws of the society was adopted, following its presentation last year in Vienna
• Wicksell prize winner: Abelardo De Anda Casas (Oxford University) for his paper “Poverty and Low Human Capital: The Legacy of African Slavery in Venezuela and the Deep Historical Roots of Chavismo“