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
General RegistrationStudent Registration
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