The Labour Econometrics Workshop (LEW) is an annual meeting that brings together researchers working on labour economics and closely related applied topics, with an emphasis on rigorous empirical work and the application of econometric methods.

Over more than two decades, LEW has developed into a leading workshop for labour economics in the Oceania region while remaining deliberately boutique: a single stream of presentations supported by high-quality discussants and ample time for discussion.

LEW 2026 will be held in Perth, hosted by UWA Business School, on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 July 2026.

 Call for papers

We are now inviting submissions to present at LEW 2026. Submissions in labour economics and applied economics more broadly are welcome. Please share this call with colleagues who may be interested in presenting, especially early-career researchers and PhD students.

How to submit: 
Please submit a full-length paper or an extended abstract (PDF or Word). Include your full name, position and affiliation(s), and list any co-authors (optional).

Key dates (AWST):
Paper submissions open: Monday, 9 February 2026
Submission deadline: Friday, 10 April 2026
Notification of outcomes: Friday, 24 April 2026

All submissions will be peer reviewed. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to provide a complete, or close to complete, paper in advance of the workshop so it can be shared with the invited discussant.

Session format: 
The workshop runs as a single stream. Two papers are presented in each session, with one discussant per paper. Presentations are typically 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for the discussant and 10 minutes for audience questions (40 minutes per paper).

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Keynote Speakers

• Muriel Niederle, Professor, Stanford University
• Orley Ashenfelter, Professor, Princeton University

Committees

Organising committee

• Simon Chang Associate Professor, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
  
• Tushar Bharati Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
• Ishita Chatterjee Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
• Shawn Chen Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
• Valeria Bodishtianu Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia

Scientific committee

• Victoria Baranov Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
• Tushar Bharati Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
• Nitin Bharti Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
• Simon Chang Associate Professor, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
• Michael Dockery Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
• Mark Harris John Curtin Distinguished Professor, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (Curtin Business School), Curtin University
• Astghik Mavisakalyan Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
• Michael Palmer Associate Professor, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
• Christopher Parsons Associate Professor, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
• Anu Rammohan Professor, Department of Economics, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
  
   

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