Graduate Women in Economic Theory Conference
The Graduate Women in Economic Theory (GWIET) Conference aims to foster networking, collaboration, and community among graduate women studying economic theory. All graduate students are welcome to apply/pre-register!
GWiET 2026 will feature student presentations, mentorship/networking sessions, and keynote presentations by prominent women in Economic Theory.
Featured Faculty
J. Aislinn Bohren
Associate Professor of Economics
University of Pennsylvania
Laura Doval
Chong Khoon Lin Professor of Business
Columbia Business School
Marina Halac
Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics
Yale University
Agenda
* Speaker
This agenda is tentative and subject to change.
Friday, March 6
| Time | Title | Presented by |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:40 AM | “Is Complexity the Problem? Testing Random Choice with Heterogeneity” | Shuhua Si (Columbia University) |
| 9:40 – 10:20 AM | “Interest Rates and Bank Stability: The Role of Depositor Information” | Marta Bilghese (MIT Sloan) |
| 10:20 – 10:40 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:40 – 11:20 AM | “The Economics of Convex Function Intervals” | Lina Uhe (University of Bonn) |
| 11:20 – 12:00 PM | “Robust Certification Design” | Yinshan Shang (Princeton University) |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 1:40 PM | “Choice Overload via Choice Stickiness” | Jiaqi Yang (Boston University) |
| 1:40 – 2:20 PM | “Comparative Risk Attitudes in Stochastic Choice” | Po Hyun Sung (Caltech) |
| 2:20 – 2:40 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 2:40 – 4:00 PM | Mentorship Session | Joyee Deb (NYU), Marina Halac (Yale), Paola Moscariello (Yale), Maren Vairo (Wharton) |
| 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Keynote Address | J. Aislinn Bohren (University of Pennsylvania) |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Conference Dinner | |
Saturday, March 7
| Time | Title | Presented by |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:40 AM | “Collusion-Robust Auction Design: Posted Price and a Knockout Auction” | Karen Wu (University of Chicago) |
| 9:40 – 10:20 AM | “Misspecification-Aware Sequential Social Learning” | Ana Sofia Teles (University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
| 10:20 – 10:40 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:40 – 11:20 AM | “Non-linear Pricing with Maximum Demand” | Bing Liu (Stanford University) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 PM | Poster Session | Sarah Betz (Stony Brook University), Alina Garnham (Queen’s University), Sarah Taylor (University of Cambridge), Anna Vakarova (UC Berkeley), Yuedan Wang (Boston College), Yating Yuan (University of Warwick) |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 PM | Keynote Address | Laura Doval (Columbia Business School) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the conference cover my travel and accommodation?
Registration and meals during the conference will be covered, but we are not able to pay for participants' travel or accommodation. If requested, we will do our best to match participants with local student hosts.
What kinds of papers will be considered for presentation?
Any paper generally falling within any of the fields of microeconomic, macroeconomic, econometric or behavioral economic theory are acceptable. Acceptance/rejection decisions will be communicated by January 31, 2026. Submissions are welcomed and encouraged from all graduate students. However, in keeping with the spirit of the conference, preference will be given to submissions with at least one author who identifies as a woman.
Can postdocs or professors come?
Absolutely! Presentation slots will be reserved for graduate students, but we would greatly appreciate the attendance of postdocs or professors, especially for our mentorship session.
The inaugural edition of the Women in Economic Theory (WiET) student conference, organized by PhD students at the University of Chicago, was held in person during Oct 21-22, 2022 at The University of Chicago, featuring graduate student presentations and keynote addresses by Dr. Marina Halac and Dr. Ellen Muir.
Sponsored by the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics
See Also: GWiET 2026 Website | Women in Economic Theory | Women in Economics