About

The annual Melbourne Macro Policy Meeting  gathers academics and researchers in policy institutions, and policy analysts to discuss the latest research and thinking about macroeconomic issues and policies. This event is co-hosted by the Department of Economics and the Melbourne Institute.
This year's theme will be "AI and Macroeconomic Policy".

Details

  • Two-day event, Monday 26 - Tuesday 27 October 2026
  • Held at the Melbourne Business School, 200 Leicester Street, Carlton 3053

Keynote Speakers

  • Michele Lenza
    Head of the Monetary Policy Research Division, European Central Bank
  • Jianjun Miao
    Tsingshan Chair Professor of Economics, Zhejiang University

Policy panel

  • Angelia Grant, Deputy Secretary, Macroeconomic Group, Australian Treasury
  • Stephen King, Commissioner, Productivity Commission
  • Mariano Kulish, Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Sydney
  • Claude Lopez, Head of Economic Research, Reserve Bank of Australia
  • John McDermott CRSNZ, Executive Director, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, New Zealand (moderator)

Important dates

Monday 1 JunePaper submissions open
Thursday 20 AugustPaper submissions close
Monday 7 SeptemberNotification of paper acceptance

Monday 21 September

Registrations open

Monday 19 October, 12pm

Registrations close

Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October

Conference

Organising committee

Mei Dong, Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Melbourne

Tim Robinson, Associate Professor, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne

Sponsors

View the 2025 Macro Policy Meeting program