BPEA Fall 2026 Conference

Presented by The Brookings Institution

Thursday, September 24, 2026

1:00 pm - 5:15 pm EDT
Friday, September 25, 2026

9:00 am - 1:15 pm EDT

The Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) is a semi-annual academic conference and journal that pairs rigorous research with policy analysis to address urgent economic challenges of the day. The Fall 2026 BPEA Conference will be held September 24-25, 2026 by the Brookings Economic Studies program. The conference proceedings will be made available via livestream to anyone who wishes to observe the vanguard of economic thought around global economic issues. (Submit a proposal for future conferences >)

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Mark your calendar: Spring 2027 conference will be held March 25-26, 2027; and Fall 2027 conference on September 23-24, 2027.

Agenda

September 24
- DAY ONE: Thursday, September 24
- From Importer to Exporter: Oil Shocks and the US Economy
  
  1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
  
  Authors
  
  Diego Känzig Assistant Professor of Economics - Northwestern University
  
  James Stock Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Center on Regulation and Markets
  
  Luca Zanotti PhD Candidate - Northwestern University
  
  Discussants
  
  Christiane Baumeister Lambert Family Professor of Economics - University of Notre Dame
  
  Johannes Wieland Professor of Economics and Distinguished Endowed Chair in Macroeconomics and Public Finance - University of California, San Diego
- Crime in COVID Times
  
  2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
  
  Author
  
  Jens Ludwig Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Center for Economic Security and Opportunity
  
  Discussants
  
  Marcella Alsan Annie and Ned Lamont Professor of International Studies - Stanford University
  
  Felipe Goncalves Assistant Professor of Economics - University of California, Los Angeles
- How Did the Post-Pandemic Migration Surge Affect Labor and Housing Markets?
  
  4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
  
  Authors
  
  Jennifer Hunt Professor of Economics - Rutgers University
  
  Pia Orrenius Vice President - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  
  Madeline Zavodny Donna L. Gibbs and First Coast Systems Professor of Economics - University of North Florida
  
  Discussants
  
  Michael Clemens Professor of Economics - Johns Hopkins University @m_clem
  
  Wendy Edelberg Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @wendyedelberg.bsky.social
- DAY TWO: Friday, September 25
September 25
- Panel on AI and Policy
  
  9:00 am - 10:15 am
  
  Why Is AI So Conflictual?
  Authors: Martin Beraja (University of California, Berkeley) and Noam Yuchtman (London School of Economics)
  
  Towards a Coasean Singularity?
  Author: Luis Garicano (London School of Economics)
  
  Financing the AI Buildout
  Author: Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University)
  
  Authors
  
  Martin Beraja Associate Professor of Economic Analysis & Policy - University of California, Berkeley @martinberaja
  
  Noam Yuchtman Hayek Professor of Political Economy - London School of Economics @NoamYuchtman
  
  Luis Garicano Professor of Public Policy - London School of Economics
  
  Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh Earl Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate - Columbia University @SVNieuwerburgh
- Demand-Driven Inflation
  
  10:30 am - 11:45 am
  
  Authors
  
  Domenico Giannone Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Statistics - Johns Hopkins University @domenicogiannon
  
  Giorgio Primiceri Professor of Economics - Northwestern University @gprimice
  
  Discussants
  
  Gauti Eggertsson Dupee Family Professor of Economics - Brown University
  
  Karel Mertens Senior Vice President and Director of Research - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Economics of Demand-Side Versus Supply-Side Climate Policies
  
  12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
  
  Author
  
  Ryan Kellogg Ralph and Mary Otis Isham Professor and Deputy Dean - University of Chicago
  
  Discussants
  
  Andrés Rodríguez-Clare Edward G. and Nancy S. Jordan Professor of Economics - University of California, Berkeley
  
  Catherine Wolfram Nonresident Senior Fellow - Center on Regulation and Markets