49th Annual Conference
October 23, 2026
This year's conference is hosted by
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
All Kentucky economists and economics students are invited to attend and encouraged to participate through presentation and discussion of research, session leadership, and networking.
Deadline extended! Register today!
Registration for the 2026 Conference closes October 16 at 4 pm
Please consider presenting your research, working papers, and work in progress at the conference. This is a great opportunity to get peer feedback on your work, especially for student researchers.
If you would like to chair a session, organizing the presentation and discussion of several papers with a common theme, please do so via the Submit a Session option below.
Submission of student papers are encouraged, and an award for best student paper will be presented at the conference.
Agenda
Thursday, October 22, 2025
Arrival, Hotel check-in, Dinner, and Networking
Thursday night meet-up for conference registrants
6:00 p.m. until 8:00 pm at TBD
Friday, October 24, 2025
8:15 – 9:00 am: Conference registration
9:00 – 10:00 am: Concurrent Sessions A
10:15 – 11:15 am Concurrent Sessions B
11:30 – 12:30 pm Concurrent Sessions C
12:45 – 2:00 pm: Luncheon (Included with Registration), Presentation of Kentucky Distinguished Economist Award, Keynote address
2:00 -3:00 pm: Late afternoon: Annual Business Meeting for all KEA members
2026 Conference Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Call for Papers
The deadline has passed for this year's conference.
Please consider presenting your research, working papers, and work in progress at the conference. This is a great opportunity to get peer feedback on your work, especially for student researchers.
If you would like to chair a session, organizing the presentation and discussion of several papers with a common theme, please do so via the Submit a Session option below.
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