ACES: Association for Comparative Economic Studies

ACES is pleased to accept applications for its 2026-2027 Dissertation Fellowship through April 15. One $20,000 grant and up to two $5,000 research grants. More information about the Fellowship here: www.acesecon.org/education-an...

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Our paper is now published at QJE ... it is open access!!!

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Deadline for SIOE submission in one day! January 15. Come to Fontainebleau to hear about Inst and Orgs in one of the foremost historical (Fontainebleau castle) and sports (world-class bouldering) sites in Europe! www.sioe.org/conference/2...

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...

Interesting in starting or renewing a paid membership to ACES for 2026? You can do that here: www.acesecon.org/join Your financial contributions help support summer schools, ASSA programming, and more! Want to sign up as a free affiliate and join our mailing lists? You can do that there, too!

Website says 5,200 registered, though of course likely not all of them came. Looks like that number was 5,700 in 2025.

Announcements "Long-Term Economic Effects of Populist Legal Reforms: Evidence from Argentina" by Maximiliano Marzetti & Rok Spruk wins 2025 bergson prize January 6, 2026 The Association for Comparative Economic Stu...

"Long-Term Economic Effects of Populist Legal Reforms: Evidence from Argentina" by Maximiliano Marzetti & Rok Spruk named 2025 Bergson Prize winner for the Best Paper in Comparative Economic Studies journal. www.acesecon.org/announcement...

Standing room only for the final ACES panel of the day, "China’s Trade and Industrial Policies and Their Global Impact"! We'll need to get us a bigger room for 2027!

Final ACES session at #ASSA2026 at 1:00 pm, "China’s Trade and Industrial Policies and Their Global Impact."

Rise and shine! Three more ACES sessions today, starting with "Law and Institutions" at 8:00 am. #ASSA2026

ACES meeting and reception from 6:00 pm this evening. Hear research from the 2025-2026 ACES Dissertation Fellow Matthias Weigand, and enjoy an evening of refreshments and collegiality. You'll also learn how you can join ACES, too.

Join us after lunch for "Policies and Polarization: How Economic and Social Interventions Shape Political Behaviour and Intergroup Dynamics in India" at 2:30 pm, Independence Ballroom III. #ASSA2026 Four excellent and relevant papers:

Standing room only! We'll need to book a bigger room next year.

There is much consternation among our neighbors because event signage is incorrect, but ACES fans have memorized our program and turned out in great numbers yet again for an 8:00 am session! "Geopolitics and the Global Economy" starts at 10:15, Marriott Independence Ballroom Salon III.

Come to our session on geopolitics and sanctions tomorrow Jan 4 at 10:15!
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Headhouse Tower Independence Ballroom Salon III
Four great papers, false modesty be damned
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Spend your Sunday with ACES! Three sessions, starting with "Engagement with and Avoidance of Political Content" at 8 am, another at 10:15 and a third at 2:30, and capped off with the ACES Reception at 6! More info about ACES programming here: www.aeaweb.org/conference/2... #ASSA2026

Join us after lunch for five great papers in "Politics, Culture, and Values: Evidence from the DRC," 2:30 to 4:30 in Independence Ballroom III. www.aeaweb.org/conference/2... #ASSA2026

Rise and shine! This morning begins with two joint ACES+ @sioecon.bsky.social sessions, "Education, Immigration, and Knowledge Diffusion" at 8 and "Econometric Issues in Comparative Economics" at 10:15, both in the Marriott Independence Ballroom Salon III. #ASSA2026

All ACES programming is in the Marriott's Independence Ballroom Salon III. Take the escalator upstairs, cross the bridge, and follow the signage. See you soon! #ASSA2026

Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new during our full slate of ACES programming at #ASSA2026! www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...

Building research communities: Reflections from the 4th ACES Summer School What ACES learned about supporting early-career researchers from hosting a summer school with the African School of Economics

Doing a PhD can be lonely, but it doesn’t have to be.

At the 4th ACES Political Economy Summer School in Zanzibar, 23 young researchers came together to learn, & build the future of economic research📊.

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How investing in community strengthens research capacity in economics: Reflections from the 4th ACES Summer School What ACES learned about supporting early-career researchers from hosting a summer school with the African School of Economics.

How investing in community strengthens research capacity in economics: Reflections from the 4th ACES Summer School voxdev.org/topic/how-in...

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...