Texas Economic Theory Camp

The 2026 Texas Economic Theory Camp will be held at UTRGV in Edinburg on October 23-24, 2026. 

The purpose of the camp is to foster greater interaction among researchers working in (pure or applied) economic theory in Texas, and to provide a forum for faculty and Ph.D. students to present their current research.  Each institution may nominate up to three speakers (faculty and/or Ph.D. students). The participating institution will determine the choice of speakers. Any paper (including work in progress) is welcome. 

The camp will begin just after 1 PM on Friday, October 23, and end on Saturday, October 24 (afternoon). Attendees may discover the beautiful beach and other places on South Padre Island after the Camp.

Venue: TBD

Keynote Lecture:   Steven Callander,  Stanford Graduate School of Business

Local Organizers:

• Jean Baptiste Tondji (jeanbaptiste.tondji@utrgv.edu)

• Diego Escobari (diego.escobari@utrgv.edu)

• Elisa Taveras (elisa.taveraspena@utrgv.edu)

• Marina Rodriguez, Administrative Assistant (marina.rodriguez@utrgv.edu)

Participating institutions and the coordinators for these institutions are as follows:

• Rice University (Coordinator: Nina Bobkova)

• Southern Methodist University (Coordinator: Bo Chen)

• Texas A&M University (Coordinator: Silvana Krasteva)

• Texas Tech University (Coordinator: Freddie Papazyan)

• University of Houston (Coordinator: Gergely Ujhelyi)

• University of Texas at Austin (Coordinator: Svetlana Boyarchenko)

• University of Texas Dallas (Coordinator: Alejandro Rivera Mesias)

• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Coordinator: Jean Baptiste Tondji)

• University of Texas San Antonio (Coordinator: Samson Alva)

Links to webpages for a few previous Texas Economic Theory Camps:

2022 TETC@Rice University

2023 TETC@ Texas A&M University

2024 TETC@UT San Antonio  

2025 TETC@Southern Methodist University

Parking: TBD

Hotel Information: Available soon

Camp Program: TBD