Call for Papers

Paper submission is now open for the 31^st International Panel Data Conference (IPDC), hosted by the University of Exeter on July 6-7, 2026. The aim of the IPDC, which started in 1977, is to bring together economists, econometricians, statisticians and social scientists using panel data for their applied and/or theoretical research. The conference provides an active forum for researchers to discuss their findings from theoretical or empirical viewpoints, seek feedback, exchange ideas for future research and promote active collaboration in all areas of panel data analysis.

We welcome submissions related to all aspects of panel data, including model specification and testing, partial identification, non-parametric estimation, dynamic models, non-linear models, quantile regression, factor structures, models for spatial interactions and networks, financial econometrics, machine learning, as well as applications to climate change and environment, development, health, labor, productivity, inequality and poverty, empirical IO, forecasting, banking and finance, applied macroeconomics, among others.

Conference registration will open in December. With thanks to our sponsors – which include the University of Exeter Business School, the Journal of Econometrics, StataCorp, Timberlake Consultants, and the International Association for Applied Econometrics – we are able to offer significantly reduced fees for PhD students.

Confirmed keynote speakers are Xu Cheng (University of Pennsylvania), Sílvia Gonçalves (McGill University), Guido Kuersteiner (University of Maryland), and Martin Weidner (University of Oxford).

We look forward to receiving your contributions and to welcoming you at the University of Exeter in July 2026.