The KOF Swiss Economic Institute (KOF) and the Center for European Studies of the University of Milano-Bicocca (CefES-DEMS), jointly with the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis Europe ETS (RCEA-Europe ETS), the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science (EI), the Joint Research Center of the European Commission (JRC-EC), the Bocconi Lab for European Studies (BLEST), and the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies (EUI), are organizing the 5th International Conference on European Studies at the Swiss Economic Institute, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, on June 12-14, 2023

The Conference gathers scholars from different fields in Economics and Social Sciences, with the objective of contributing to the empirical and theoretical debate on Europe. The Conference provides a forum of discussion for scholars interested in the European economic, social, and political situation, in the evaluation and design of institutions and policies in and for Europe, with a particular focus on North-South, East-West, and Rural-Urban Divide in Europe.

Conference topics are:

1. Macro, money, banking, and finance

2. European governance

3. Wellbeing, inequality, and polarization

4. Migration, cooperation, and trade

5. Climate change and energy policies

6. The economic, social, and political impact of COVID-19 and the Russian war in Ukraine

The Network for European Studies is proud to carry on this initiative. The 5th Conference on European Studies aims to connect scholars working on European issues all over the world and to strengthen their cooperation, particularly in this period of high human, social, economic, and political distress.

Program Details

Keynote Speakers

• Pierpaolo Benigno (University of Bern)

• Tanja Anita Börzel (University of Berlin)

• Oleksandra Matviychuk (Kyiv Center for Civil Liberties)

• Waltraud Schelkle (European University Institute)

Keynote Panelists

• Michele Lenza (European Central Bank)

• Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH Zurich)

Conference Program: 

The provisional Conference Program will be made available soon.

Conference venue: 

The in-person conference will take place at the Swiss Economic Institute (KOF, ETH Zurich), Zentrum Campus, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland. 

Deadlines and submission

• Paper submission deadline: April 10, 2023

• Notification: April 30, 2023

• Registration: May 1-10, 2023

• Late Registration: May 11-20, 2023

Registration fee

• Standard fee: €250 (Senior researchers); €130 (PhD students)

• Late fee: €500 (Senior researchers); €260 (PhD students)

Paper submission:  

Please submit through Conference Maker

Programme Committee

• Lucia Alessi (JRC, European Commission)

• Nuno Cassola (University of Lisbon) 

• Vittoria Cerasi (Italian Supreme Audit Institution)

• Paul De Grauwe (London School of Economics and Political Science)

• Catherine De Vries (Bocconi University)

• Axel Dreher (University of Heidelberg)

• Mario Gilli (University of Milano-Bicocca)

• Erik Jones (Robert Shuman Center for Advanced Studies, EUI)

• Silvia Marchesi (University of Milano-Bicocca)

• Mariapia Mendola (University of Milano-Bicocca)

• Claudio Morana (University of Milano-Bicocca)

• Bruno Parigi (University of Padova)

• Eleanor Spaventa (Bocconi University)

• Jan-Egbert Sturm (ETH Zurich)

• Patrizio Tirelli (University of Pavia)

Further Information

• Claudio Morana  claudio.morana@unimib.it