2026 Economic Theory Festival
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Registration deadline: 1 December
The 2026 version of the Economic Theory Festival features a two-day mini-course, Incomplete Preferences, by Yoram Halevy, Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto. Yoram will deliver lectures on each morning, followed by shorter presentations by a roster of speakers each afternoon. The ETF dinner is planned for Tuesday 15th December.
Dates
Dates
Tuesday 15 – Wednesday 16
December 2026
Venue
Venue
The Australian National University – Canberra
Building: HW Arndt (Research School of Economics)
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Yoram Halevy
Professor of Economics, Director of the Toronto Experimental Economics Lab (TEEL) | Department of Economics, University of Toronto
The Economic Theory Festival is an in-person only event organised by Evan Calford and Ashley Craig, supported by the ANU Research School of Economics. It was founded by Antonio Rosato (Deakin University) and Juan Carlos Carbajal (UNSW).
For further information contact evan.calford@anu.edu.au or ashley.craig@anu.edu.au
Presenters
Presenters
Festival's Program (preliminary)
Festival's Program (preliminary)
Day 1 - Tuesday 15, December
Day 1 - Tuesday 15, December
9:30 – 10:30
Yoram Halevy (UofT), Theoretical and Experimental Background
10:30 – 11:00
Morning Tea
11:00 – 12:00
Yoram Halevy (UofT), Imprecise Beliefs
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:15
Kenneth Chan (PKU), An Axiomatic Model and Test of Belief Updating: Bayes, Grether (1980), and Preservation of MLRP
14:15 – 15:00
Elif Incekara-Hafalir (UTS), When Do You Expect to Be Paid? Expectations Shape Patience (joint with Aleksandra Erakhtina and Benjamin Young)
15:00 – 15:30
Afternoon Tea
15:30 – 16:15
Keaton Ellis (Monash), Title to be announced
16:15 – 17:00
Juan Carlos Carbajal (UNSW), The Market and the Jungle (joint with Marcelo Gallardo and Cesar Martinelli)
19:00 – 21:00
Festival Dinner
University House, ANU (venue to be confirmed)
Day 2 - Wednesday 16, December
Day 2 - Wednesday 16, December
9:30 – 10:30
Yoram Halevy (UofT), Imprecise Beliefs
10:30 – 11:00
Morning Tea
11:00 – 12:00
Yoram Halevy (UofT), Imprecise Tastes
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:15
Antonio Rosato (Deakin), Pricing to Naïve Learners: Belief Manipulation in Dynamic Monopoly (joint with Efraín Boza and Zachary Breig)
14:15 – 15:00
Mitch Watt (Monash), Title to be announced
15:00 – 15:30
Afternoon Tea
15:30 – 16:15
Sephorah Mangin (ANU), Title to be announced
16:15 – 17:00
Maria Racionero (ANU), Title to be announced
Other Events in Australia in Nov - December 2026
Other Events in Australia in Nov - December 2026
Econometric Society Australasian Meeting (ESAM) | November 24 - 27 | Adelaide University
Organisational Economics Workshop | November 30 | University of Sydney
Australian Political Economy Network (APEN) | December 4 | Monash University
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