CALL FOR PAPERS
THE 28th ANNUAL TCER MACRO CONFERENCE
Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, 2026
at Hitotsubashi University (Chiyoda campus), Tokyo, Japan
The 28th TCER Macro Conference will take place in-person on the 7-8 November 2026 at Chiyoda Campus of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo.
We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper (in English/Japanese) for presentation at the conference. To streamline the submission process, we have created a Google Form for paper submissions. Kindly follow the instructions below to submit your paper:
- Access the submission form by clicking on the following link:
https://forms.gle/wk1YPpJuT7yhEaUa6
- Fill out the required fields, including your name, affiliation, contact information, and information on two preferred discussants (it is not necessary to obtain their prior consent).
- Upload your paper in PDF format using the file upload feature provided in the form.
- Once you have completed all the necessary sections, click the “Submit” button to finalize your submission.
Please note that the deadline for paper submissions is Friday, September 11, 2026 (Japan time). We will notify you of acceptance around Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
If you do not have a Google account, please email your paper as an attachment to all of the program committee members (see the bottom), together with names and affiliations of two preferred discussants in the message.
Note:
- There are no specific themes defined; however, we welcome macroeconomic theoretical and empirical research that aims to address the challenges confronting the Japanese economy.
- In the selection process, priority will be given to young researchers and graduate students when the quality of papers is deemed to be comparable.
- While full paper submission is preferred, a 10-page abstract is also acceptable. However, if the abstract is accepted, the full paper should be submitted to all of the program committee members and the discussants by Friday, October 30, 2026 (Japan time).
- Paper presentations are accepted in both English and Japanese. However, please note that the audience has the right to ask questions in Japanese. Please kindly understand this policy in advance. We will provide translations as necessary.
We will cover the travel and accommodation expenses for presenters, discussants, and session chairs. However, if you are participating from a foreign country, we may not be able to pay for your travel expenses, but we kindly ask for your understanding.
We look forward to receiving numerous submissions.
Program Committee:
Kosuke Aoki (University of Tokyo), kaoki[at]e.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Yasuo Hirose (Keio University), yhirose[at]econ.keio.ac.jp
Ryo Jinnai (Hitotsubashi University), ryo.jinnai[at]r.hit-u.ac.jp
Takayuki Tsuruga (Nagoya University), tsuruga.takayuki.a3[at]f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Representatives:
Kosuke Aoki (University of Tokyo)
Ippei Fujiwara (Keio University and University of Tokyo)
Takayuki Tsuruga (Nagoya University)
Iichiro Uesugi (Hitotsubashi University)
Organizing Committee:
Ryo Jinnai (Hitotsubashi University)
Takashi Kano (Hitotsubashi University)
Iichiro Uesugi (Hitotsubashi University)
Financial sponsors:
Tokyo Center for Economic Research (TCER)
Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo
Project on “Behavioral Macroeconomics of Inattention: Implications for Macroeconomic Policy” funded by JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University
Research Center for Economic and Social Risks, Hitotsubashi University