ECB Annual Research Conference 2026
Geoeconomics and the International Trading System
16 and 17 September 2026
Frankfurt am Main
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The rules-based multilateral international trading system is under strain. Great-power competition, security concerns, and the deliberate use of geoeconomic dependencies for strategic ends point towards a fundamental shift in the relationship between economics and geopolitics. This year's Annual Research Conference wants to contribute to a better understanding of the underlying dynamics by showcasing the latest academic research and by providing a forum for researchers and policymakers to exchange ideas and discuss Europe's options in this new global environment.
- 9:15
- 9:30
- 11:00
- 14:15
- 16:00
- 17:15
- 9:00
- 10:45
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A World Trading System for Whom? Evidence from Global Tariffs
- Rodrigo Adão, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- John Sturm Becko, Princeton University
- Arnaud Costinot*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Dave Donaldson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Meredith Crowley, University of Cambridge
This programme may be subject to change without notice.
Audiovisual notice: A photographer will be present at the event taking photographs for our internet / intranet webpage. If you prefer not to have your photograph taken, please approach the photographer directly. The event may be filmed and the video recording, or parts of it, may be published on the internet / intranet.
General information
European Central Bank
Main Building, C2.02
Sonnemannstrasse 20
60314 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
English
Participants are requested to arrange their own transfers, unless indicated otherwise.
Luca Dedola, Alistair Dieppe, Justyna Ferstl, Georgios Georgiadis, Luc Laeven, Georg Strasser, Isabel Vansteenkiste (all European Central Bank)
Justyna Ferstl
ARConference@ecb.europa.eu