About
The 27th Labour Econometrics Workshop will be held on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 August 2025.
This event is co-hosted by the Melbourne Institute and the Department of Economics at The University of Melbourne.
During the past 26 years, the Labour Econometrics Workshop (LEW) has become the leading workshop for labour economics in Oceania. The workshop is a place for researchers to present cutting edge research in labour economics with an emphasis on the application of econometric methods. Over the course of its existence, the workshop has managed to remain ‘boutique’, with a single stream of presentations supported by high-quality discussants. Submissions in labour economics, and applied economics more broadly, are encouraged.
Contact: Please send any questions to lew-2025@unimelb.edu.au
Registrations closed 5:00pm, Thursday 7 August.
Important dates
Thursday 20 February | Paper submissions open |
Thursday 15 May, 5:00pm | Paper submissions close |
Monday 9 June | Notification of paper acceptance |
Monday 30 June | Registrations open |
Thursday 17 July | Complete papers by speakers to be submitted for discussant review |
Thursday 7 August, 5:00pm | Registrations close |
Thursday 14 and Friday 15 August | Conference (Woodward Conference Centre, 10th Floor, 185 Pelham St, Carlton) |
Saturday 16 August | Social event - The Golden Mile - Marvellous Melbourne Tour - Melbourne Walks |
Organising committee
Cain Polidano, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Marc Chan, Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Melbourne
Jan Kabátek, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Steeve Marchand, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Kieu-Trang Nguyen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Melbourne
Scientific committee
Maxim Ananyev, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Marc Chan, Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Melbourne
Jan Kabátek, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Steeve Marchand, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Susan Méndez, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Kevin Staub, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Melbourne
Eik Leong Swee, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Melbourne
Kieu-Trang Nguyen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Melbourne
Cain Polidano, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Sponsors
About the Melbourne Institute
The Melbourne Institute is Australia’s pre-eminent economic and social policy research institution. We are renowned for our high-quality, independent and impartial applied research and our development of longitudinal survey tools. Our work with government, business and community groups has been powering effective change for over 60 years, and through our research we play an important role in creating fundamental policy and practice.
We enhance understanding of issues affecting Australia and Australians today, and apply this knowledge to shape debate and drive evidence-based change.