Spring 2026 Midwest Macroeconomics Meeting
Hosted by Marquette University
May 15–17, 2026 | Milwaukee, WI
Decisions Expected / Registration opens: March 15, 2026
Registration Deadline: April 15, 2026
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Agenda
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- 12pm – 1:00pm: Registration, Water/Coffee/Hot Tea station
- 1:00pm – 2:30pm: Parallel Sessions I
- 3pm: Plenary Lecture by James (“Jim”) Bullard
- 4:30pm: Reception
- 7:30am – 8:30am: Breakfast
- 8:30am – 10:00am: Parallel Sessions
- 10:00am – 10:30am: Break, Water/Coffee/Hot Tea station
- 10:30am – 12pm: Parallel Sessions III
- 12:00pm – 1pm: Lunch
- 1pm – 2:30pm: Parallel Sessions IV
- 2:30pm – 3pm: Break, Water/Coffee/Hot Tea station
- 3:30pm – 5pm: Parallel Sessions V
- 5pm: Plenary Lecture by Marco Del Negro
- 6:15pm: Shuttles transport guests to Brewhouse Inn & Suites
- 6:45pm: Reception at Brewhouse Inn & Suites
- 7:30am – 8:30am: Breakfast
- 8:30am – 10:00am: Parallel Sessions VI
- 10:00am – 10:30am: Break, Water/Coffee/Hot Tea station
- 10:30am – 12:00pm: Parallel Sessions VII
- 12:00 pm: Conference Ends
Hotel Information:
- Conference Hotel: Brewhouse Inn & Suites (Promo Code: b689311)
- Contracted conference rate of $119 per night not including taxes and fees (subject to availability)
- Saturday’s reception will take place here.
- More Options: Marquette University is situated in downtown Milwaukee with many hotel options. Please navigate to Visit Milwaukee for more information.
Airport & Transportation:
- Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
- Distance: Less than 15 minutes from Marquette University
- Transportation: Ridshare, Car Rental available
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport
- Distance: approximately 1 hour 30 minutes from Marquette University
- Transportation: Coach USA Airport Express (between O’Hare and downtown Milwaukee), Rideshare, Car Rental available
Plenary Speakers
Marco Del Negro
Director of Monetary Policy Research at the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
James (“Jim”) Bullard
Dr. Samuel R. Allen Dean of the Mitch Daniels School of Business at Purdue University and Former President and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
Program Committee
- Carolina Acuña-Armenta (co-organizer), Marquette University
- Carter Braxton, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Juanma Castro-Vincenzi, University of Chicago
- Stephen Cole (co-organizer), Marquette University
- Louphou Coulibaly, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Rupal Kamdar, Indiana University Bloomington
- Kundan Kishor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Enrique Martínez-García, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Walker Ray, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Alessandro Villa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Shihan Xie, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
For more information contact stephen.cole@marquette.edu
