The Swiss Network on Public Economics (SNoPE) connects researchers working on topics related to Swiss public economics and/or an interest in Swiss data. The network aims to strengthen the ties between academics and practitioners at universities, public administration, the Swiss National Bank and private institutions. Actors of the civil society as well as the media are welcome to join our network and its activities.

The 7th Workshop of the Swiss Network on Public Economics is organised by the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel on Friday, March 13, 2026.

The workshop consists of two parts with the Chatham House Rules applying throughout the workshop. In the first part, participants from academia and the public sector will present their planned and ongoing research to gather feedback from colleagues. The second part consists of two plenary events.

We invite academics and practitioners working on questions broadly related to Swiss public economics to submit their planned, ongoing, or recently finished research for presentation at the workshop. Please submit your paper via EasyChair. Submission deadline is January 15, 2026. Authors will be notified by February 16, 2026.

Participation in the workshop is free but registration is required. Presenters of accepted papers need to register by February 23, 2026 to be included in the program. We also welcome non-presenting participants but space is limited - first come, first served.

Registration opens February 16, 2026. 

Beat Hintermann (University of Basel), Kurt Schmidheiny (University of Basel), Alois Stutzer (University of Basel), and Conny Wunsch (University of Basel)

Faculty of Business and Economics, Peter Merian-Weg 6, 4052 Basel, Switzerland

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