Urban Economics Association

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2026 Summer School in Urban Economics

at the London School of Economics
May 11 – 13, 2026
London, United Kingdom

Objective

The UEA Summer School is designed for PhD students with an interest in urban economics, including housing, real estate, transportation, local public good provision, the spatial distribution of activities, economic geography, and urban or regional policy. The objective of the summer school is to offer an intensive training program for interested PhD students. The summer school will provide an opportunity for students to learn about the research frontier in urban economics, discuss their own research with leading researchers in the field in a relaxed and open atmosphere, and meet some of the future stars in the field.

Faculty

Organization

The summer school will run for three days. We expect to invite between 50 and 60 students, and we will invite twelve students to present their work. We expect that each day there will be two lectures by faculty, four student presentations, and an opportunity for students who are not presenting their papers to talk to the faculty about their projects.

Participants

We invite applications from PhD students in their second year or beyond. Places in the school are limited by space constraints. Students may only present the annual summer school once during their graduate studies but can attend twice. This is an in-person event. Participants are expected to attend all three days in full.

Application Procedure

Please apply for the summer school at editorialexpress.com/conference/summerschool2026.

Within the Conference Maker system, please select the option to "Submit a Paper," whether you wish to be considered for a presentation slot or you are merely applying to attend. Upload as your submission a single PDF file containing a short letter explaining your interest in participating and your CV, which should include the names of your academic supervisors.

If you wish to present your research, you must also include in the same PDF file the paper you would like to present. Only full-length papers that are sole-authored or co-authored with other PhD students will be considered for presentation slots.

Please ensure that your paper has loaded into the ConferenceMaker system. Submissions without a PDF attachment will not be reviewed

Deadline

Deadline for applications: March 12, 2026.

Application decisions will be announced on March 25, 2026.

Registration Fee and Financial Support

The registration fee will be $300-$400 (to be finalized before registration opens). This covers coffee breaks, working lunches, and at least one evening event. You are responsible for making your own travel arrangements. We have a small pool of funds available to help students who need financial support. If you would like to apply for such support, please outline your case in your application letter in a separate section titled "Financial Support Request". We strongly encourage students to first investigate travel funding made available by their own universities. We do not anticipate offering financial assistance to students attending top US or European programs except under extraordinary circumstances.

Scientific Committee

Felipe Carozzi (Chair, London School of Economics), Milena Almagro (University of Chicago, Booth), Sara Bagagli (London School of Economics), Clare Balboni (London School of Economics), Lu Han (University of Winconsin, Madison), Thierry Mayer (Sciences Po), Henry Overman (London School of Economics), Giorgio Pietrabissa (London School of Economics), Tarun Ramadorai (London School of Economics), Daniel Sturm (London School of Economics), and Yanos Zylberberg (University of Bristol)

Local Organizers

Felipe Carozzi (London School of Economics), Sara Bagagli (London School of Economics), Henry Overman (London School of Economics), Giorgio Pietrabissa (London School of Economics), and Daniel Sturm (London School of Economics)