Welcome to the 20th Economics Graduate Student Conference, held annually by Washington University in St. Louis.
This year’s conference will be held in Harry & Susan Seigle Hall located at the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis on Saturday October 18th, 2025.
Thank you for your interest in our conference. The submission deadline is Friday, August 1st, 2025. Applicants will be notified of acceptance decisions by early September. Selected presenters are expected to attend and present in person on Saturday, October 18th, 2025. For more information on how to submit your work, check our call for papers.
About our Conference
The EGSC is an annual student-run conference that has been held every fall semester since 2006 by the Department of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis.
Previous conferences have received over 300 submissions of which around 60 students are invited to present their current research in different economic fields of study.
Mission
The goal of the conference is to provide graduate students from all fields of economics an opportunity to present their work in front of their fellow students from across the country.
We expect students who are going to the job market this year as well as those in earlier stages of their research to benefit from this opportunity.
Douglass North Honorary Lecture
Sponsored by the Economics Department, the EGSC offers attendees the opportunity to attend the Douglass North Honorary Lecture and engage with our distinguished guest scholar.
The 2025 lecture will be delivered by Zhiguo He of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. You can find more about this year lecture and our past speakers here.
2024 Conference Program
The program for the 20th EGSC is yet to be confirmed. In the meantime you can find last year’s schedule here.
Have any questions? Refer to our FAQ list or email us at econgsa@wustl.edu
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