ACES: Association for Comparative Economic Studies

We had a productive 2025 Summer School in Political Economy this summer with the African School of Economics Zanzibar. Thank you to all students and faculty for participating, and the collaboration of ASE and Africa Urban Lab colleagues. We'll have details about our 2026 School early next year.

Reminder! The application period for BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme Spring/Summer 2026 is open! We welcome proposals on macroeconomics, finance, institutional development, and global trade—especially related to China, Russia, India, Ukraine, and Turkey. Read more: www.bofit.fi/en/visiting-...

ACES is pleased to share this recognition of the excellent work of Nauro Campos, Editor for Comparative Economic Studies, who received an Editorial Contribution Award and an Author Service Award for his contributions to CES. Congratulations on these well-deserved honors!

ACES is pleased to announce the recipient of its 2025-2026 Dissertation Research Fellowship: Matthias Weigand! Read more about Matthias, our Research Award recipient Nancy Wang, and the Fellowship process here: www.acesecon.org/announcement...

2025 Summer School Call for applications: 4th ACES Political Economy Summer School The Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) is pleased to present the 4th annual ACES Political Economy Summer School in Aug...

Call for Applications: 4th ACES Political Economy Summer School. August 20 - 22, 2025. African School of Economics in Zanzibar. Application deadline May 9. www.acesecon.org/conferences/...

Announcements Call for Panels: ACES @ ASSA 2026 April 22, 2025 The Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) is accepting proposals for its sessions at the meetings of the Allied Social Sciences Associati...

Call for Panels: ACES @ ASSA 2026. ACES welcomes submissions for panels (3-4 papers) for its sessions at the 2026 ASSA annual meetings in Philadelphia. Deadline May 15. More details here: www.acesecon.org/announcement...

Announcements Call for Papers: Asia Economic Community Forum 2025 April 18, 2025 As in past years, the Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) will organize one or more panels for inclusion in the Asia ...

Call for Papers: Asia Economic Community Forum 2025. ACES is organizing 1 or more panels for the Asia Economic Community Form on August 22, 2025 in Incheon, Korea (online and on-site). The theme is "Asia in the Age of US-China Competition." Details here: www.acesecon.org/announcement...

Call for Proposals Economic Systems

Our colleagues at Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS), Regensburg share this call for a new Editor-in-Chief for Economic Systems, to begin in January 2026. Details here: leibniz-ios.de/wissen-vermi...

ACES Dissertation Fellowship The ACES Dissertation Research Fellowship, launched for the 2020-2021 academic year to encourage research on comparative economics supports an emerging scholar in the field with a generous stipend and...

[One week left to apply] 2025-2026 ACES Dissertation Research Fellowship. One-year fellowship includes stipend, tuition scholarship, and additional research/travel funding for PhD students advanced to candidacy. Applications accepted through April 15, 2025 www.acesecon.org/aces-dissert...

ACES Dissertation Fellowship The ACES Dissertation Research Fellowship, launched for the 2020-2021 academic year to encourage research on comparative economics supports an emerging scholar in the field with a generous stipend and...

[Deadline April 15] 2025-2026 ACES Dissertation Research Fellowship. One-year fellowship includes stipend, tuition scholarship, and additional research/travel funding for PhD students advanced to candidacy. Applications accepted through April 15, 2025. www.acesecon.org/aces-dissert...

Financial support available to assist students from developing countries with travel expenses.

2025 Summer School Call for applications: 4th ACES Political Economy Summer School The Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) is pleased to present the 4th annual ACES Political Economy Summer School in Aug...

Call for Applications: 4th ACES Political Economy Summer School. August 20 - 22, 2025. African School of Economics in Zanzibar. Application deadline May 9. www.acesecon.org/conferences/...

BOFIT Visiting Researchers programme The Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) is an internationally renowned research institute specialising in emerging economies and global economic developments.

BOFIT Visiting Researchers programme: Call for autumn/winter 2025 www.bofit.fi/en/visiting-...

We aim to have information about the 2025 ACES Summer School in Political Economy out in a few days to a week. Stay tuned for application information!

ACES Fellowship supports academic research primarily related to: i) development/transition economics; ii) comparative institutions; iii) political economy; and iv) economics of culture. Other topics emphasizing theory, methods or implications of comparative economics are accepted too.

ACES Dissertation Fellowship The ACES Dissertation Research Fellowship, launched for the 2020-2021 academic year to encourage research on comparative economics supports an emerging scholar in the field with a generous stipend and...

Call for Applications: 2025-2026 ACES Dissertation Research Fellowship. One-year fellowship includes stipend, tuition scholarship, and additional research/travel funding for PhD students advanced to candidacy. Applications accepted through April 15, 2025. www.acesecon.org/aces-dissert...

Join The Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) is the leading scholarly organization for the support of comparative economic studies. Its world-wide membership includes academics, economists...

Hello world! If you are not yet an affiliate of the Association for Comparative Economic Studies, now's a great time to join for free! Sign up to be among the first to learn about fellowship opportunities, calls for papers, the ACES Summer School, and more! www.acesecon.org/join