CALL FOR PAPERS
THE 26th ANNUAL MACRO CONFERENCE
Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17 2024
at Keio University, Tokyo, JapanThe 26th Macro Conference will take place in-person on the 16-17 November 2024 at Keio Universityin 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:
1.

Access the submission form by clicking on the following link:
https://forms.gle/bM5QrsVuK95MM8GKA

2.

Fill out the required fields, including your name, affiliation, contact information, andinformation on two preferred discussants (it is not necessary to obtain their prior consent).

3.

Upload your paper in PDF format using the file upload feature provided in the form.

4.

Once you have completed all the necessary sections, click the "Submit" button to finalize yoursubmission.

Please note that the deadline for paper submissions is Friday, September 20, 2024 (Japan time). We
will notify you of acceptance around Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
If you do not have a Google account, please email your paper as an attachment to all of the programcommittee members (see the bottom), together with names and affiliations of two preferred discussantsin the message.
Note:There are no specific themes defined; however, we welcome macroeconomic theoretical andempirical 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 whenthe quality of papers is deemed to be comparable.

While full paper submission is preferred, a 10-page abstract is also acceptable. However, if theabstract is accepted, the full paper should be submitted to all of the program committee members
and the discussants by Friday, November 8, 2024 (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 inadvance. 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:
Ippei Fujiwara (Keio University), ippei.fujiwara [at]keio.jp
Etsuro Shioji (Chuo University), eshioji816[at]g.chuo-u.ac.jp
Takayuki Tsuruga (Osaka University), tsuruga[at]iser.osaka-u.ac.jp
Tsutomu Watanabe (University of Tokyo), watanabe[at]e.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Representatives:
Ippei Fujiwara (Keio University)
Takayuki Tsuruga (Osaka University)
Iichiro Uesugi (Hitotsubashi University)
Tsutomu Watanabe (University of Tokyo)
Organizing Committee:
Ippei Fujiwara (Keio University)
Yasuo Hirose (Keio University)
Financial sponsors:
Tokyo Center for Economic Research (TCER)
Project on “Behavioral Macroeconomics under Imperfect Information” funded by JSPS Grant-inAid for Scientific Research, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Center for Advanced Research in Finance
Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Research Center for Economic and Social Risks, Hitotsubashi University