2026 TEPA Annual Conference and International Symposium

Conference Information

• Date: July 4, 2026 (Saturday)

• Venue: Boya Lecture Building 201 202, National Taiwan University 

• Organizer: Taiwan Efficiency and Productivity Association (TEPA)

• Supervising Organization: National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan

• Host Institution: Graduate Institute of Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Management, National Taiwan Normal University

• Co-organizers:
  Department of Economics, National Taiwan Normal University; Department of Economics, Soochow University; Department of Economics, National Chung Cheng University; Department of Economics, National Taiwan University; Department of Shipping and Transportation Management, National Taiwan Ocean University; Department of Economics, National Taipei University; Department of Applied Economics and Management, National Ilan University; Graduate Institute of Business Intelligence and Innovation, Chihlee University of Technology; College of Management, Ming Chuan University; Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER)

Conference Background

The Taiwan Efficiency and Productivity Association (TEPA) will hold the 2026 TEPA Annual Conference and International Symposium on July 4, 2026, together with the Best Master’s and Doctoral Thesis Award Competition. Scholars and graduate students in relevant fields are warmly invited to participate.

The theme of this year’s conference is:
“Environmental and Resource Management: Efficiency and Productivity under Sustainable Development.”

The symposium aims to respond to global trends in sustainable development and resource management. It seeks to explore how efficiency and productivity analysis can enhance resource utilization under highly uncertain environments, and to promote the integration of theory, methodology, and practical applications. The conference also intends to provide valuable insights for industrial development and public policy formulation.

We sincerely invite scholars, researchers, industry professionals, and practitioners from academia, government, and industry worldwide to submit innovative and empirical research. Through interdisciplinary dialogue and knowledge exchange, the conference aims to deepen the understanding of environmental and resource management as well as efficiency and productivity issues, and to contribute to Taiwan’s sustainable development and global competitiveness.

Conference Topics (including but not limited to):

• Innovation and development of efficiency and productivity analysis methods

• Integration and applications of efficiency and productivity methodologies

• Theoretical foundations of efficiency and productivity

• Efficiency and productivity analysis at the industry level

• Applications in business and management efficiency

• Empirical studies and case analyses

• Literature reviews and trend analyses in efficiency and productivity

• Resource allocation and reallocation efficiency

• Macroeconomics, productivity, and growth forecasting

• Environmental resources and sustainable productivity

• Other theoretical and applied issues related to efficiency and productivity

Taipei Economic Inquiry (TSSCI) Journal  will collaborate with the TEPA and the Department of Economics, National Taipei University to publish the “2026 Taiwan Society of Efficiency and Productivity Conference Special Issue” in 2026. We sincerely invite all conference participants and researchers to submit their papers. The submission deadline for the special issue is August 31, 2026.For submission guidelines and formatting requirements, please visit official website.