CfP Deadline:
September 15, 2025
Conference Event:
February 27-28, 2025
Event Location:
Stanford, United States
Organizer(s):
Global Capital Allocation Project (GCAP)
Stanford Business, Government, & Society Initiative (BGS)
Description:
The world is facing an increasing willingness of countries to use their economic and financial strength for geopolitical ends. This rise of “geoeconomics” has the potential to reshape the global economy in many dimensions. Research in this area spans many sub-fields in economics including international trade, international macroeconomics, political economy, and political science, such as international political economy and international relations. To address the range of issues encompassed in geoeconomics, the Global Capital Allocation Project (GCAP) and the Stanford Business, Government, & Society Initiative (BGS) will convene a conference to bring together researchers working on better understanding these issues.
The conference will be organized by Jesse Schreger (Columbia University), Jeff Frieden (Columbia University), Reka Juhasz (University of British Columbia), Carolin Pflueger (University of Chicago), and Christoph Trebesch (Kiel). Papers that are selected for presentation will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the Journal of International Economics (JIE) with guest editor Matteo Maggiori (Stanford University). Topics of interest include but are not restricted to:
- Economic statecraft
- Economic and financial fragmentation
- Trade and financial sanctions
- The US-China economic and political relationship
- Global supply chains risks and resilience
- Competition in the international monetary and financial system
- The strategic role of the Dollar and the US financial system
- Political economy of sovereign and official lending and default
- Global payment and settlement systems
- Industrial policy within and across borders
Submission:
The organizers welcome the submission of both empirical and theoretical papers on these issues. To be considered for inclusion on the program, papers must be emailed by September 15, 2025, to jiegeoeconomics@gmail.com.
Authors chosen to present papers at the conference will be notified by October 15, 2025. Please do not submit papers that are under consideration at other journals. Logistical questions may be directed to Hannah Firestone (hfiresto@globalcapitalallocation.com).