We are pleased to announce that the fifth edition of the Sailing the Macro Workshop will be held at the Ortygia Foundation in Ortygia, Siracusa, Italy. We invite submissions from researchers, academics, and practitioners for original research papers covering various macroeconomics topics. The workshop aims to facilitate discussions of ongoing research on policy-relevant questions and provide a platform for exchanging ideas and findings among experts in the field.
The The Econometrics Journal will feature a special issue on "Macroeconometric Policy Analysis." Conference participants whose papers align with this theme will have the opportunity to submit their work for consideration in this special issue.
Submission Deadline
Final deadline for all research paper submissions, by 12 CET.
Notification of Acceptance
Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their papers.
Program Publication
The complete program will be published.
Conference Topics
The workshop welcomes submissions across the full spectrum of macroeconomics research. Topics include, but are not limited to:
Economic Policy
- Monetary policy design and implementation
- Fiscal policy and government spending
- Policy coordination and international spillovers
Macroeconomic Theory
- DSGE modeling and extensions
- Business cycle analysis
- Expectations and learning in macro models
International Economics
- Exchange rate dynamics
- International capital flows
- Trade and global value chains
Financial Markets
- Financial stability and systemic risk
- Asset pricing and macroeconomic factors
- Banking sector and credit markets
Emerging Challenges
- Climate change economics
- Inequality and distributional effects
- Digitalization and technological change
Econometric Methods
- Time series and panel data techniques
- Structural estimation and identification
- Machine learning for economics