Atlantic Canada Economics Association Meetings 2025
The Atlantic Canada Economics Association (ACEA) invites researchers, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit their papers for the 51st Annual Meeting, to be held at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, from October 17 to 19, 2025.
Researchers, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers are invited to submit their papers for the ACEA Annual Meeting. This year's meeting has a general theme of "Human Capital, Labour Productivity and Regional Economy". Papers that are related to the conference theme are encouraged, including but not limited to human capital formation, skill acquisition, occupational choice, labour productivity, regional development, economic growth and regional policy and planning. Papers from any field within economic science will be considered.
Paper submission deadline is on August 15, 2025. Notification of acceptance will be provided by August 29, 2025. Early bird registration deadline is September 15, 2025.
The poster for the first call for papers can be accessed from here.
Conference Highlights:
1. Keynote speech by Kevin Milligan (UBC) on Longevity and Work Lives in Atlantic Canada.
2. Keynote speech by Maggie Jones (McGill) on The Economic Legacy of Colonialism Among Indigenous Populations.
3. Policy Panel with Rob Greenwood (Deputy Minister, Rural and Regional Development and Engagement, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) and Rhonda Tulk-Lane (Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Chamber of Commerce).
Submission Guidelines:
● Submissions should be emailed to aceaconference@mun.ca.
● Papers or extended abstracts will be considered and must be original research.
● Please include the names and affiliations of all authors.
Student Travel Grant:
● Travel grants will be available for students.
● If you are a student, please state that you would like to be considered for a travel grant in your submission.
Please contact Dr. Derek Messacar at dmessacar@mun.ca for any inquiries or further information.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to the ACEA Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
The Planning Committee for ACEA 2025