19th Australasian Trade Workshop

The Australasian Trade Workshop (ATW) is an annual conference of trade economists in Australasia that is hosted by a different university in the region each year, co-ordinated by Benedikt Heid, Onur Koska and Frank Stähler. 

The 19th Australasian Trade Workshop (ATW 19) will be hosted by Deakin Business School at Deakin University on the 20th and 21st of March 2026 at the Burwood Corporate Centre (BCC), Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia. 

Local co-organizers:  Dr. Yan Liang
                                  Dr. Xuan Nguyen
                                  Dr. Cong Pham
                                  Professor Mehmet Ulubasoglu (chair)

If you have any further questions about the workshop, please contact Cong Pham at cpham@deakin.edu.au .

Excerpts from Participant Feedback
Professor Phil McCalman, (University of Melbourne), keynote speaker: "Thank you for including me as a keynote speaker at ATW19. It was a terrific event—exceptionally well run, with a strong set of papers throughout. You’ve set a very high bar for future iterations of ATW."  
Professor Frank Frank Stähler (Tübingen), ATW co-founder and co-organizer: "Thank you very much for your kind words -- very much appreciated. And thank you very much again for organizing such a great conference! Everyone liked and enjoyed ATW19 very much, and without such great local organizers like all of you, ATW would not be where it stands now." 

Professor Pascalis Raimondo (QUT), the local organizer of 18th Australasian Trade Workshop in 2025: "Thank YOU, Cong for a great conference! Lovely to be again at Deakin - everything was immaculate."  

Professor Mariana Spatareanu (Rutgers University - Newark): "Dear Cong and Ching-Jen, I wanted to extend my sincere thanks for the wonderful visit to Deakin University and for hosting such a successful workshop. I greatly enjoyed my time in Melbourne and appreciated the opportunity to attend and connect with you."

Professor Tomohiro Ara (Fukushima University): " Hi Cong, Nabin and Xuan, I’d like to thank you for your hospitality during my stay at Deakin. This time was too short to stay but I really enjoyed talking to you."

Dr. Alina Mulyukova, (University of Melbourne), keynote speaker: ".Thank you so much for the invitation. The conference was a great success. It was truly an honor to serve as a keynote speaker. The photos look great."

Professor Onur Koska (Unviverity of Canteburry), ATW and PhDSI co-founder and co-organizer: "Many thanks for your kind email, photos, and having us at Deakin. It was fantastic. Please pass on my gratitudes to the other members of the local organising committee." 

Professor Antoine Noël (Laval University): " Thank you so much for such a wonderful conference! I had a great time in Melbourne!" 

Professor Ilke Onur (Flinders University), PhDSI co-founder and co-organizer: "Dear Xuan, Cong, Yan, Mehmet and Ching-Jen, Thank you again for hosting the 4th PhD Summer Institute and for such a memorable event. Everything was exceptionally well organised, and all participants, especially the PhD students, benefited greatly from the insights shared by the senior researchers, particularly the Deakin academics."