The Triangle Applied Microeconomics Conference (TAMC) is a joint effort between Duke, NC State, and UNC-Chapel Hill to bring together economists in the region working on applied microeconomics topics.

UNC-Chapel Hill will host the fifth TAMC on May 1, 2026 (Friday). TAMC 2026 is funded by the Microeconomics Initiative (NC State), the UNC Economics Department, and ERID (Duke).

The call for papers is here. The submission deadline is February 28, 2026.

Conference Schedule

Thursday, April 30, 2026

• 6:00 Dinner (by invitation)

Friday, May 1, 2026

• 8:00 - 8:30 Breakfast

• 8:30 - 9:30 Keynote I

• 9:30 - 12:00 Session 1: Faculty Presentations

• 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch

• 12:45 - 1:30 Session 2: Graduate Student Presentations

• 1:30 - 1:45 Break 

• 1:45 - 2:30 Session 3: Faculty Presentations

• 2:30 - 2:45 Break

• 2:45 - 3:45 Session 4: Faculty Presentations

• 3:45 - 4:00 Break

• 4:00 - 5:00 Keynote II

• 5:00 - 5:15 Concluding Remarks

Organizers:

Jason Baron (jason.baron@duke.edu)

Adriana Corredor-Waldron (amcorred@ncsu.edu)

Akardev Ghosh (arkadev.ghosh@duke.edu)

Jacob Kohlhepp (kohlhepp@unc.edu)