University of Reading Workshop in Urban Economics and Economic Geography
4 – 5 June 2026
We are very happy to announce the Call for papers for our third University of Reading Workshop in Urban Economics and Economic Geography, and our ambition is to welcome again some 50 to 60 attendees. The aim of our workshop is to bring together high-quality and original research in urban economics and economic geography.
Call for papers deadline: Midnight February 15th, 2026, UK time
If you would like to attend the workshop without presenting a paper, please use the same link at the end of this page.
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| Date | 4 - 5 June 2026 |
| Time | 10:30-15:50 (Timezone: Europe/London) |
| Price | No Registration Fee |
| Venue | University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus |
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Keynote speakers
Philip McCann (University of Manchester)
Yanos Zylberberg (University of Bristol)
Participants who tentatively agreed to attend the workshop:
Felipe Carozzi (LSE)
Christian Hilber (LSE)
Anupam Nanda (University of Manchester)
Max Nathan (UCL)
Gwilym Pryce (University of Sheffield)
Workshop Information
The workshop will run for 2 days, on Thursday 4 June and Friday 5 June 2026, with the first day starting around 10:30 am, and ending around 3:50pm on the second day. Each presented paper is allocated 45 minutes, 30 for presentation and 15 minutes for discussion. We plan to run 4 parallel sessions. The workshop will be in person only, without streaming or recording.
As the event has no registration fees, attendants will be asked to cover their costs for lunches and dinner. There is a small café at the venue and we will provide in advance a list of places elsewhere on campus and close to the campus, which serve snacks, sandwiches and proper meals."
You can find last year's workshop page here.
Paper Submission Point
Please submit your paper or extended abstract via the link below. If we have to make a choice, we prefer complete papers (drafts) over extended abstracts. If you would like to attend without presenting a paper, please use the same link and follow instructions in the form.
We will let you know if your paper has been accepted for presentation by March 6.
Please submit your paper here.
Head organiser: Lukas Makovsky, l.makovsky@henley.reading.ac.uk
Admin support: Sharon Burton, s.e.burton@henley.reading.ac.uk
Workshop committee: Lukas Makovsky, Yiquan Gu, Carlo Corradini, Xiaolun Yu, Sharon Burton
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