Joint CPER, BREAD Conference
Zurich Switzerland, September 4-5, 2026

Call for Papers

BREAD-CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium 2026

 Hosted by the University of Zurich

4-5 September 2026

Zurich, Switzerland

Submission Deadline: Sunday 3 May 2026 (23:59 BST)

Programme Committee
Ingvild Almås (Stockholm University & CEPR)
David Atkin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BREAD & CEPR)
Lorenzo Casaburi (University of Zurich, BREAD & CEPR)
Esther Duflo (Paris School of Economics, BREAD & CEPR)
    Pascaline Dupas (Princeton University, BREAD & CEPR)
Ronak Jain (University of Zurich & CEPR)
Eliana La Ferrara (Harvard Kennedy School, BREAD & CEPR)
David Yanagizawa-Drott (University of Zurich, BREAD and CEPR)
David Yang (Harvard University & BREAD)
  

The conference is organized jointly by the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and the University of Zurich.

It will take place at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, on 4-5 September 2026.

We invite submissions from interested researchers, including non-BREAD and non-CEPR fellows and affiliates, on any topic within the area of Development Economics.

Funding
The sponsoring institutions can cover accommodation and travel expenses for presenters. However, we encourage participants who have research funds available to use their own funds so that resources can be preferentially channelled to junior participants and participants from low- and middle-income countries.

Paper Submissions
Submit your paper online by Sunday, 3 May 2026 (23:59 BST). 

• Only full drafts of papers will be considered.

• Each paper submission should include an abstract (200 words max).

• Submit your document in PDF format to ensure that all fonts, symbols, and equations appear the way they were originally typed.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: The author submitting the paper is expected to attend the conference for the entire duration and to present.
  

Authors who already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

1. Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in

2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4861

3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"

4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"

5. Tick the boxes that apply to you 

6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information

7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission.

Authors who do not have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

1. Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register

2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4861

3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"

4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"

5. Tick the boxes that apply to you 

6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information

7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission.

If you have any difficulty in applying, please email Bao Khanh Le, CEPR Senior Events Officer at bkle@cepr.org.

If you are a non-BREAD member and would like to receive conference-related notifications, please email iBREAD@princeton.edu to be added to the conference announcement Google group.

If you are a BREAD member and have not been receiving email updates, please reach out to iBREAD@princeton.edu to make sure your email is up to date.