Minnesota Workshop in Macroeconomic Theory

The Minnesota Workshop in Macroeconomic Theory is a workshop on dynamic macroeconomic theory sponsored by the University of Minnesota and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. It is held on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

Past programs are here.

We welcome papers in a variety of areas. Examples of topics of interest include:

• Asset Pricing from a General Equilibrium Perspective
• Consumption and Income Dynamics
• Credit and Fluctuations
• Depressions and Crises
• Dynamics of Income and Wealth Distributions
• Dynamics with Heterogeneous Agents
• Dynamics of Housing
• Dynamics of Human Capital
• International Macroeconomics
• International Trade and Geography
• Labor Market Dynamics
• Demographic Change, Families, and Health
• Monetary and Fiscal Policy
• Optimal Policy
• Politics and Growth
• Technological Change, Organizations, and Growth

Papers in other areas are welcome as well. The final topics will be determined in large part by the interests of the participants.

The 2027 conference will last for three days, from Wednesday, July 28 through Friday, July 30, 2027. The schedule will include roughly 14 talks. There will also be ample time for informal discussions among the participants.

The program organizers and the call for papers will be announced on this page.

Details on the program, travel, hotel, and other administrative details will be posted on this website as we get closer to the date of the conference.

Permanent Organizers

• Manuel Amador — Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and University of Minnesota
• Cristina Arellano — Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis