Monday 12 April 2027
12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00
14:00-14:15
14:15-15:45
15:45-16:15
16:15-17:15
17:30
Registration and light lunch
Keynote 1: President's Invited Lecture
Professor John Van Reenen
Ronald Coase Chair in Economics and School Professor
London School of Economics
15 min break
Parallel Session 1
Afternoon Tea
Parallel Session 2
Welcome drinks
Tuesday 13 April 2027
09:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-13:00
13:00-14:00
14:00-15:00
15:00-15:30
15:30-17:00
19:00-22:00
Parallel Session 3
Coffee break
Parallel Session 4
Lunch
Keynote 2: Adam Smith Lecture
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta
Emeritus Professor, Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics
University of Cambridge
Afternoon tea
Parallel Session 5
Sir Alec Cairncross Memorial Dinner & Awards
The Caves
Wednesday 14 April 2027
09:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:30
12:30
Parallel Session 6
SES AGM
Coffee break
Keynote 3: Policy Keynote Address
Dr Swati Dhingra
Monetary Policy Committee
Bank of England
Grab and go packed lunch and depart
Cairncross Prize
The Scottish Economic Society awards a prize of £1000 for the best paper presented at its annual conference by an economist currently registered for a PhD or who has successfully completed a PhD between 2021 and 2026. Please note: All authors on the paper must have received their PhD in 2021 or later or be a PhD Student. To be considered for the prize you MUST select ‘Yes’ from the drop down box AND provide the PhD year for ALL authors.
Registration
Important: Presenting authors must register for the conference by the early closing date of Thursday 14 January 2027 (Registration will open on 3 November 2026).
Papers whose presenting author has not registered by the deadline of 14 January 2027 will not be included in the programme.
Useful information
- All presentations will be in person. Please make sure you are able to attend the conference before submitting an abstract. There will be no facility for virtual or recorded presentation.
- No financial support will be provided. If you are unable to fund your attendance personally or through your institution, please do not submit an abstract/paper.
- Submissions must be in English and conference presentations are required to be delivered in English. No interpretation services will be available.
- Visa applications: Please ensure you allow sufficient time to apply for your visa. Delays in visa processing can prevent speakers from attending the meeting, which can create difficulties for the organisers.
- Deadline for submission is 3 November 2026.
Key submission dates
Event
Date
Call for papers opens
August 2026
Paper submission closes
3 November 2026
Notification to Authors
26 November 2026
Deadline for speakers to register
14 January 2027
Programme finalised
9 February 2027