5th Sailing the Macro Workshop

September 05-07, 2025

Ortigia, Siracusa, Italy

Keynote Speakers

Geert Mesters

Geert Mesters

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Sophocles Mavroeidis

Sophocles Mavroeidis

University of Oxford

Refet Gürkaynak

Refet Gürkaynak

Bilkent University

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Call for Papers

5th Sailing the Macro Workshop - September 5-7, 2025

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.

May 11, 2025

Submission Deadline

Final deadline for all research paper submissions, by 12 CET.

May 30, 2025

Notification of Acceptance

Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their papers.

June 15, 2025

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

Conference Program

September 5-7, 2025 | Ortigia, Siracusa, Italy

The Ph.D. in Economics of Sapienza University is pleased to announce the 5th Sailing the Macro Workshop that will be held in September 2025. The complete program will be made available after the paper acceptance process has been completed.

Information

Everything you need to know about the conference

Venue

Fondazione Ortygia
Via Roma 124
96100 Siracusa, Italy

Conference Fees

Standard: 250 Euros
PhD Students: 150 Euros

Includes all sessions, materials, breaks, and conference dinner

Does not include accomodation costs and travel expenses

Sailing Activities

Afternoons will be dedicated to sailing sessions

PhD Opportunities

Special opportunities for PhD students to present research and network

Scientific & Organizing Committee

The workshop is organized by the Ph.D. in Economics at Sapienza University in the Department of Economics and Law, in collaboration with the Department of Social Sciences and Economics at Sapienza University and the Department of Economics and Statistics at the University of Naples Federico II.

Elton Beqiraj
Sapienza University of Rome

Dario Bonciani
Sapienza University of Rome

Cristiano Cantore
Sapienza University of Rome

Fabio Di Dio
Sapienza University of Rome

Raffaella Giacomini
University College London

Daniel Lewis
University College London

Francesco Simone Lucidi
University of Naples Federico II

Salvatore Nisticò
Sapienza University of Rome

Valeria Patella
Sapienza University of Rome

Marta Maria Pisa
University of Naples Federico II, Ghent University and Sapienza University of Rome

Giuseppe Ragusa
Sapienza University of Rome

Carolina Serpieri
Sapienza University of Rome

Saverio Simonelli
University of Naples Federico II

Massimiliano Tancioni
Sapienza University of Rome