Call for Papers: 2026 Post-Keynesian Economics Society PhD Student Conference
3rd June, 2026. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
We are excited to share the call for papers for the 2026 PhD student conference on the 3rd June 2026, 10:00-18:00 BST, co-organised by The Post-Keynesian Economics Society (PKES), the Young Scholar Initiative (YSI) Keynesian Economics Working Group and the University of Hertfordshire Business School. The conference will be held in person at the De Havilland Campus, University of Hertfordshire. It gives students the opportunity to present a chapter of their PhD dissertation and receive detailed and structured feedback from a senior researcher from PKES in a friendly environment.
We invite applications from students who are in a later stage of their PhD and who work on topics relevant to Post-Keynesian and pluralist economics more broadly. These topics include, but are not limited to, inequality and stagnation, the ecological crisis and green transition, structural dependencies in the Global South, the care economy and building sustainable communities, and financialisation. Submissions should qualify as a novel contribution to the literature and be at the stage of pre-publication. We usually do not consider dissertation proposals, literature reviews, or papers based on master’s dissertations.
We actively encourage submissions from students who are underrepresented in economics research. This includes – but is not limited to – individuals who identify as women, black or ethnically minoritised students, those with disabilities, or
Call for Papers: 2026 Post-Keynesian Economics Society PhD Student Conference
3rd June, 2026. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
We are excited to share the call for papers for the 2026 PhD student conference on the 3rd June 2026, 10:00-18:00 BST, co-organised by The Post-Keynesian Economics Society (PKES), the Young Scholar Initiative (YSI) Keynesian Economics Working Group and the University of Hertfordshire Business School. The conference will be held in person at the De Havilland Campus, University of Hertfordshire. It gives students the opportunity to present a chapter of their PhD dissertation and receive detailed and structured feedback from a senior researcher from PKES in a friendly environment.
We invite applications from students who are in a later stage of their PhD and who work on topics relevant to Post-Keynesian and pluralist economics more broadly. These topics include, but are not limited to, inequality and stagnation, the ecological crisis and green transition, structural dependencies in the Global South, the care economy and building sustainable communities, and financialisation. Submissions should qualify as a novel contribution to the literature and be at the stage of pre-publication. We usually do not consider dissertation proposals, literature reviews, or papers based on master’s dissertations.
We actively encourage submissions from students who are underrepresented in economics research. This includes – but is not limited to – individuals who identify as women, black or ethnically minoritised students, those with disabilities, or members of the LGBTQ+ community. Should we receive more eligible applications than we can accommodate, these students will be given priority.
Please don’t hesitate to contact the organisers via pkes.phd.conference.26@gmail.com
The link to the application form can be found here
Updates can be found on the event website
Organising committee:
Christian Koutny (University of Hertfordshire)
Victoria Stadheim (University of Hertfordshire)
Christina Wolf (University of Hertfordshire)
How to apply
Please submit your working paper and a cover letter of up to 300 words describing your research interest and how your dissertation topic relates to pluralist economics via this form. We accept applications on a rolling basis and aim to inform applicants whether they are accepted as soon as possible. Please keep in mind that the final deadline for submissions to present at the conference is the 6th March, 2026. We will inform you about acceptance at the latest by the 20th March, 2026 and assign reviewers to you. (You will be able to submit an updated version of your paper at this point). Mark Hayes Prize (Deadline 27th of February) Students can also submit their work to be considered for the Mark Hayes Prize. The prize will be awarded to an outstanding paper presented at the PhD conference that furthers the advancement of Post-Keynesian and heterodox economics. The prize is named after Mark Hayes (1956-2019), an exemplary Keynes scholar and former Secretary of PKES. The prize winner will receive £200 and will be announced at the end of the conference. If you would like your submission to be considered for the Mark Hayes prize, you must submit your paper via the form in advance of the general deadline by the 28th of February. The prize selection committee consists of PKES committee members. Funding and stipends There is no participation fee for the conference. Lunch and refreshments will be provided thanks to generous funding by YSI. The conference will include a social dinner, sponsored by YSI, to give the opportunity to young scholars to come together in person, build their network and get involved with the heterodox economics community and YSI. In addition, YSI will offer partial stipends for accommodation and national as well as international travel for selected young scholars who will present at the conference. Scholarships are limited, and aimed at students who cannot obtain (sufficient) funding from their university or other academic funding sources. Travel via plane should be avoided if possible. We are also not able to reimburse taxis or rented cars. Please indicate in your cover letter should you wish to be considered for this, and explain that you have exhausted funding from your university. To justify a travel stipend for participants coming from overseas for a 1-day event to our funders, it would help us if you could include an explanation of how the travel stipend can help you with attending academic activities other than the PhD conference in the UK/ Europe. This could be conferences or meetings with academic collaborators. Provided applicants are eligible, scholarships will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
