The Keynesian Economics Working Group and the Economics of Innovation Working Group are happy to announce the YSI @DRUID pre-conference Workshop. It is a unique opportunity for young scholars from around the world to network within the cross-disciplinary “innovation community” and present to established scholars.

DRUID is one of the biggest and most relevant international conferences on economics and management of innovation and dynamics of change. Its cross-disciplinarity in terms of topics and methods make it an excellent place for young scholars to learn and network. Whether your work concerns technology management, international business, entrepreneurship, human resources, corporate governance, economic geography, organizational behavior or industrial policy – this is for you.

Objective

This pre-conference provides a safe space to young scholars to present, exchange and comment on their research and ideas. As it is easy to get lost and spread out at large conferences, this is intended to give selected young scholars the opportunity to network and receive the undivided attention of experienced researchers.

Workshop Agenda

This year, DRUID 2025 takes place in Toronto, at Rotman School of Management of Toronto University. Our workshop is on the 24th June 2025, the day before the conference starts. The programme consists of two in-depth sessions dedicated to six PhD student presentations, followed by a discussion from a senior scholar and a fellow young scholar.

Call for papers

DEADLINE EXTENDED! APPLY BY 26th APRIL

We invite submissions on topics broadly related to the workshop themes, including but not limited to:

• Industrial dynamics and policy
• Organizational behavior
• Innovation in science
• Economic geography
• Technology management
• Entrepreneurship

Please, submit an extended abstract by 26th April 2025, using the online form. Extended abstracts should not exceed 2,500 words, including the reference list. Submissions must be made as a single PDF file. The suggested structure of the extended abstract is as follows: 1) Motivation and short background; 2) Methodology; 3) Results or expected Results; 4) Conclusion. The Extended Abstract must be anonymized. A full working paper will be required by June 8th. 

Notifications of acceptance are sent out 1st May 2025.

Thanks to the support of YSI, we are able to provide: 

• Partial travel stipends and accommodation (nights June 23rd and 24th) for selected participants. 
• A networking dinner to foster collaborations among junior and senior attendees.

Contact information

For further information, please contact us at Stefania.Scrofani@santannapisa.it or abadort@luiss.it.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to Rotman School of Management for engaging discussions and valuable connections!