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Recent empirical evidence has documented the importance of space and time in the adjustment​ processes of economies following economic shocks. Substantial progress has also been made in developing tractable quantitative dynamic spatial frameworks with rich geography, innovation, and forward-looking agents. These frameworks are beginning to be used for the quantitative evaluation of various empirical questions. Topics studied through these frameworks include labor market adjustments to import competition, the dynamic effects of trade and migration policies, the impact of large-scale infrastructure projects, the adjustment of agricultural markets to local and foreign shocks, the local and aggregate consequences of climate change, and more.

To showcase this work, apply it to tackle new questions, and to push the methodological frontier forward, the Cowles Foundation at Yale University will host a research conference in New Haven, Connecticut, on November 14, 2025.

The conference is organized by Lorenzo Caliendo (Yale University) and Samuel Kortum (Yale University). The selection committee includes:

Papers selected for presentation will have a discussant and will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the  (JIE), with guest editors Lorenzo Caliendo (Yale University) and Fernando Parro (University of Rochester).

Papers chosen for the conference will emphasize their empirical and quantitative findings, including reduced-form evidence as well as structural and general equilibrium analyses. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Empirical evidence on labor mobility across sectors and regions and dynamic adjustment following economic shocks.
• The effects of trade and productivity shocks through the lens of models with forward-looking
  migration and other dynamic decisions.
• The role of granular spatial heterogeneity in aggregate growth and distributional outcomes.
• The dynamic effects of placed-based policies.
• Intertemporal effects of trade and/or migration policies
• The dynamic effects of adaptation and mitigation of climate change.
• The adjustment of agricultural markets to local and foreign shocks.

The submission deadline is September 21, 2025. 

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