GDE Conference 2026 and 1st Conference of the EDEG

This is the joint International Conference of the German Economic Association Standing Field Committee for Development Economics (GDE) and the European Development Economics Group (EDEG).

The annual conference brings together international scholars and researchers of development economics and neighboring fields. Plenary sessions with keynote speakers, parallel sessions with contributed papers, and poster sessions will reflect the current state of research in development economics and provide a forum for exchange for researchers and practitioners.

• Keynotes: Eliana La Ferrara (Harvard Kennedy School), Abhijeet Singh (Stockholm School of Economics)
• Ceremonies for the EDEG best paper award for young researchers and the KfW Award for practice-oriented development research are part of the conference

Please find here the full program. 

Academic Program Committee:
Tessa Bold (University of Stockholm), Isabel Günther (ETH Zürich), Tobias Heidland (Kiel Institute), Krisztina Kis-Katos (University of Göttingen), Andreas Landmann (Marburg University), Jann Lay (GIGA), Sabine Liebenehm (University of Saskatchewan), Matthias Schündeln (Goethe University Frankfurt), and Rainer Thiele (Kiel Institute)

Funding for this event from the KfW – Development Bank is gratefully acknowledged.