Call for papers: 4th Kiel-CEPR Conference on Geoeconomics

The Department is hosting the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Kiel) and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)'s 4th Conference on Geoeconomics on October 30th & 31st, 2025. 

Keynote speakers :
Pol Antràs (Harvard University and CEPR)
Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University and CEPR)

Honorary Lecture :
Silvana Tenreyro (London School of Economics and CEPR)

The goal of this international event is to bring together the world's leading academics to present their latest research: Kiel and CEPR are currently calling for papers through the CEPR hub.

Deadline for submission : June 1st, at 19.00

Topics may include :

• Geoeconomic strategies (US, China, EU) 
• The economics of rearmament and war 
• The cost of decoupling and fragmentation
• Sanctions, export controls, and disruptions in global value chains
• Industrial policy, including security and defense 
• Geopolitics of international currencies
• Energy security and scarce resources
• The economics of technological sovereignty (technology, data, and AI)

Organisers :

• Isabelle Mejean (Sciences Po and CEPR)
• Moritz Schularick (Kiel Institute, Sciences Po, CEPR, and Geoeconomics RPN Leader)
• Christoph Trebesch (Kiel Institute, CEPR, Geoeconomics RPN Steering Committee and International Lending and Sovereign Debt RPN Leader)

The event is further supported by the CEPR RPN on Geoeconomics, the CEPR RPN on International Lending and Sovereign Debt, the ReCIPE initiative, and the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University.