The Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference 2027
James Watt Centre at Heriot-Watt University
12-14 April 2027
Welcome to the SES Annual Conference
We warmly invite you to the 2027 Annual Conference of the Scottish Economic Society to be held 12th - 14th April 2027 at the James Watt Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
The Scottish Economic Society is a professional body for economists, whether academic or not; it seeks to represent the collective interests of its members in all relevant contexts, and make a positive and informed contribution to economic and political debate, particularly in Scotland.
This 3-day conference will host 3 keynotes, special organised sessions and general sessions together with a social programme that encourages networking and generally a jolly good time!
The Society welcomes papers and proposals for organised sessions from all areas of Economics, Economic Policy and Econometrics from academics and practitioners. All papers should be submitted via our online submission system.
This website will be updated regularly to provide you with more information on the symposium but general enquiries are also welcome.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Your Sincerely,
SES 2027 Organising Committee
Professor John Van Reenen
Ronald Caose Chair in Economics
London School of Economics
President's Invited Lecture
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta
Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics
University of Cambridge
Adam Smith Lecture
Dr Swati Dhingra
Monetary Policy Committee
Bank of England
Policy Keynote Address
Key dates
Event
Date
Registrations open
3 November 2026
Paper submission closes
3 November 2026
Notification to authors
26 November 2026
Deadline for speakers to register (papers without a corresponding registration will be withdrawn from the programme)
14 January 2027
About the Scottish Economic Society
Promoting the study & teaching of economics since 1897.
The objects of the Scottish Economic Society are:
- to promote the study and teaching of economics on the widest basis, in accordance with the Scottish tradition of political economy inspired by Adam Smith
- to provide a forum for the discussion of Scottish economic problems and their relationship to the political and social life of Scotland.
Successor from 1954 to the Scottish Society of Economists founded in 1897, the Scottish Economic Society supports an approach to economic explanation which acknowledges the human, social and historical dimensions of economic activity. This accommodates a rich variety of positions on theoretical and policy matters.
The Society is a professional body for economists, whether academic or not; it seeks to represent the collective interests of its members in all relevant contexts, and make a positive and informed contribution to economic and political debate, particularly in Scotland.
#SES2027 is dedicated to providing a positive experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Evidently inappropriate language and imagery of any kind is not appropriate for the conference venues or on social media. Please let the conference organisers know if you see this code being breached.