25th Annual SAET Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

July 13 – 17, 2026
Conference Chairs: Aloisio Araujo and Nicholas Yannelis

Registration Costs & Process

The conference registration cost includes all the conference lunches, coffee breaks, the opening reception on the 13th of July (with drinks & hors d’oeuvres), and a social dinner.

Registration is a two-step process. Please click on each link below and register on both.

Step 1: SAET

Step 2: IMPA

Submit Session Information

Confirmed session organizers can complete this form to submit full session details.

Accommodation

Please review the list of recommended hotels that the local conference organizers put together.

Official hotels and agencies are not allowed to contact participants unless the participant has previously contacted the hotel directly. To make a reservation, please contact the hotel of your choice directly.

If you have received a message from Global Travel Experts, please note that it is not from the organization of the event and may be a scam. All official messages about the event are sent by the e-mail eventos@impa.br.

VISA Information

To check whether or not you need a VISA to enter Brazil, please be aware that as of April 10, 2025, citizens from Australia, Canada, and the United States must obtain an e-Visa for tourism or business visits to Brazil. Other nationals requiring visas include citizens of India, China, Cuba, Egypt, and numerous others. Visitors should verify requirements through Brazilian consular authorities and portals before travel.

Rio de Janeiro Official Tourist Agency

Please visit the website of Riotur, the official tourist agency of Rio de Janeiro for activities and places to see!

Plenary Speakers

Presidential Lecture: Chris Pissarides, London School of Economics and University of Cyprus
Chair: John Geanakoplos, Yale University

Debreu Lecture: James J. Heckman, University of Chicago

Sir John Hicks Lecture: Piotr Dworczak, Northwestern University and Group for Research in Applied Economics
Chair: Jeff Ely, Northwestern University

McKenzie Lecture: M. Ali Khan, Johns Hopkins University

Edward C. Prescott Lecture: Michael Woodford, Columbia University
Chair: Pierre-André Chiappori, Columbia University

Preliminary Program Committee

Peter Achim, University of York, Verification, Evidence and Disclosure
Ş. Nuray Akin, Özyeğin University, Topics in Macroeconomic Policy
Nizar Allouch, University of Kent, Games on Networks
Rabah Amir, University of Iowa, Session Title Forthcoming
Rabah Amir, University of Iowa, Session Title Forthcoming
Andrea Attar, Toulouse School of Economics, Topics in Mechanism Design
Inácio Bó, University of Macau, Experiments in Market Design
Inácio Bó, University of Macau, Matching and Market Design
Anna Bogomolnaia, University of Glasgow, Fair Division I
Raouf Boucekkine, Rennes School of Business, Advanced Topics in Dynamic Pollution Control Problems
Svetlana Boyarchenko, University of Texas at Austin, Games and Information
Eloisa Campioni, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Topics in Information Economics
Luciano de Castro, University of Iowa, Dynamic Economics
Jean-Pierre Drugeon, Paris School of Economics, Axiomatics of Temporal Preferences
Piotr Dworczak, Northwestern University, Session Title Forthcoming
Paweł Dziewulski, University of Sussex, and John Quah, National University of Singapore, Revealed Preference
Hülya Eraslan, Rice University, Topics in Economic Theory
José Heleno Faro, INSPER, Topics in Decision Theory
Tristan Gagnon-Bartsch, University of Iowa, Learning and Information Acquisition
Stéphane Gonzalez, GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne, and Federica Ceron, GATE Lyon Saint-Etienne, Axiomatizations in Economic Theory
Michel Grabisch, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Advances in Cooperative Game Theory
Michael Greinecker, ENS Paris-Saclay, Topics in Game Theory
Kyle Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota, Macroeconomics Methods and Applications
Carlos Hervés-Beloso, Universidad de Vigo, Topics in Economic Theory
Ed Hopkins, King’s College London, Behavioral Game Theory
Selahattin Imrohoroglu, University of Southern California, Quantitative Macroeconomics I
Selahattin Imrohoroglu, University of Southern California, Quantitative Macroeconomics II
Takashi Kamihigashi, Kobe University, Dynamic Models
Zafer Kanik, University of Glasgow, The Economics of Social Media
Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota, Applied Economic Theory
Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota, Debt Accumulation: Theory and Applications
Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota, Economic Development: Theory and Applications
Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota, Fiscal Policy: Theory and Applications
Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota, International Trade: Theory and Applications
Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota, Trade Dynamics and Structural Change: Theory and Applications
Onur Kesten, University of Sydney, Session Title Forthcoming
M. Ali Khan, John Hopkins University, and Fryderyk Falniowski, Diversity, Evolution and Dynamics
M. Ali Khan, John Hopkins University, and Liuchun Deng, National University of Singapore, Economic Dynamics
Kyungmin (Teddy) Kim, Emory University, and Marilyn Pease, Indiana University, Applied Game Theory
Wei He, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Jiangtao Li, Singapore Management University, Recent Development in Mechanisms Design
Igor Livshits, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Finance & Macro
Caio Machado, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Session Title Forthcoming
Cesar Martinelli, George Mason University, Models of Political Economy
Richard McLean, Rutgers University, Topics in Game Theory and Mathematical Economics
Humberto Moreira, FGV EPGE, Session Title Forthcoming
Juan Moreno-Ternero, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Fair Division III
Hervé Moulin, University of Glasgow, Fair Division II
Paulo Natenzon, Washington University in St. Louis, Stochastic Choice
Henrique Roscoe de Oliveira, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Information and Decisions
Wojciech Olszewski, Northwestern University, Search Games
Paula Onuchic, London School of Economics, Communication: Theory and Experiments
Paula Onuchic, London School of Economics, Dynamics and Regulation
Paula Onuchic, London School of Economics, Reputation and Incentives
Paula Onuchic, London School of Economics, Screening and Adverse Selection
Jaime Orrillo, Catholic University of Brasilia, Developments in Macro Finance
Szilvia Pápai, Concordia University, Matching Theory
Carolina Parra, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Economics of Information and Incentives
Ana Elisa Pereira Goncalves, Universidad de los Andes, Session Title Forthcoming
Francisco Poggi, University of Mannheim, Strategic Disclosure and Communication
Erwan Quintin, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Monetary Policy and Banking
John Rehbeck, Ohio State University, Decisions and Stochastic Choice
Catarina Reis, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Macroeconomic Policy
Brian Roberson, Purdue University, and Dan Kovenock, Chapman University, Contests I
Brian Roberson, Purdue University, and Dan Kovenock, Chapman University, Contests II
Santanu Roy, Southern Methodist University, Information and Markets
Agnieszka Rusinowska, CNRS – University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris School of Economics, Networks and Games: Opinion Dynamics, Communication, Influence
Alvaro Sandroni, Northwestern University, Decision Theory, Principal-Agent Model, and Law
Anna Sanktjohanser, Toulouse School of Economics, Topics in Dynamic Games
Susan Schommer, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, General Equilibrium, Incomplete Markets, and Applications
Jack Stecher, University of Alberta, Ambiguity and Unawareness
Emil Temnyalov, University of Technology Sydney, Market Design and Education
Kevin Thom, University of Iowa, Genetics and Economics – Theoretically Informed Applications
Alexis Akira Toda, Emory University, Asset Price Bubbles
Juan Pablo Gama Torres, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Regulation, Inequality, and Labor Market
Bertan Turhan, Iowa State University, Market Design
Alain Venditti, AMSE-CNRS-AMU, Macroeconomic Dynamics
Ping Wang, Washington University in St. Louis & NBER, Human Capital, Technology and Economic Development
Xinyang Wang, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Topics in Economic Theory
Jan Werner, University of Minnesota, Asset Pricing Bubbles
Lukasz Wozny, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, and Kevin Reffett, Arizona State University, Topics in Dynamic Economies
Boli Xu, University of Iowa, Information Economics I
Boli Xu, University of Iowa, Information Economics II
Andy Zapechelnyuk, University of Edinburgh, Communication and Persuasion
Gabriel Ziegler, Free University of Berlin, Game Theory: Applications and Foundations