2026 Midwest Econometrics Group Annual Meeting

The Economics Department in the Carl H. Lindner College of Business is excited to host the 36th annual meeting of the Midwest Econometrics Group (MEG 2026), a two-day event focused on econometric theory, methods and empirical applications.

A joint production between Lindner's Economics department and Kautz-Uible Economics Institute and UC's Charles Phelps Taft Research Center, MEG 2026 will take place Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, 2026. The event will take place at the Graduate Hotel, located on UC's campus, with lodging also available (see below).

The opening lecture will be delivered by Jeffrey Wooldridge, Walter Adams Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Economics and University Distinguished Professor from Michigan State University's department of economics.

The keynote speaker for the Friday night dinner is Beth Munnich of the University of Louisville, who is also a faculty affiliate of the University of Notre Dame.

Stay tuned to this page for coming agenda, session and speaker information.

Attendees can register without presenting, but attendees interested in submitting a paper or proposing a panel should submit to meg.conference.2026@gmail.com.

Attendees submitting panel ideas should submit a brief description of the proposed panel. Attendees submitting papers can submit a paper or an abstract. The abstract should be around 200 words and include your name, your institution's title and your title (graduate student, professor, etc.)

If you are a student who wishes to be considered for the $1,000 Best Student Paper award, submit an entire paper and note that you wish to be considered for the award.

All papers must be submitted by July 15. Submission does not guarantee inclusion in the final program.

Acceptance decisions will be made on or before August 1.

A block of rooms has been reserved at a discounted rate at the Graduate Hotel. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cincinnati is home to many firms that hire econometricians including, but not limited to: Great American Insurance, Fifth Third Bank, Kroger, GE Aerospace, P&G, 84.51°, Medpace, Paycor, dunnhumby, NielsenIQ and Worldpay.