Announcement and Call for papers
2^nd Edition of  Econom'IA Workshop

We are proud to announce the second Econom’IA workshop that will take place at EconomiX (Université Paris Nanterre), Nanterre, France, on May 19-20, 2025.

This conference aims to explore and foster the cutting-edge applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Analysis Methods, Data Visualization, and other innovative techniques across all fields of Economics. Econom'IA brings together academic researchers and entrepreneurs who use advanced techniques to analyze economic data.

 This 2-day workshop includes:

• morning sessions with formal lectures and practical workshops led by established scholars introducing new tools and techniques,
• afternoon sessions dedicated to presentations and discussions of papers using at least one of these innovative techniques.

For this second edition, we are honored to have César Hidalgo (TSE, Toulouse School of Economics) on May 19^th and Christophe Bénavent (PSL, Paris-Dauphine) on May 20^th as our keynote speakers.

• Graph analysis methods, with special training given by Lionel Villard on CorText, a publicly available web platform providing data analysis methods.
• Large Language Models (LLM), with a special lecture given by Hatim Bourfoune (IDRIS – CNRS).
• Innovative Methods Applied to Economics: leveraging AI or data science methods.

Application and deadlines:

Authors wishing to attend the conference can apply by submitting a single pdf document in English, introducing a research proposal (2-4 pages maximum) or a published paper for presentation. Submissions must include at least one application of innovative techniques in Economics and will undergo a peer-review process. Research papers using graph analysis and LLMs are particularly encouraged.

It is also possible to attend the conference as an auditor by filling out the form on the conference website. A confirmation will be sent to you via email.

• Deadline for application: January 15, 2025
• Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2025
• Reduced fee registration payment: March 10 - April 11, 2025
  
• Full fee registration payment: April 12 - April 25, 2025
  

Participation fees:

The reduced conference fee is 150 Euros for registrations before April 11, 2025, and increases to 250 Euros after this date (participants and auditors). Fees include registration to the conference (access to lectures and presentations), breaks, lunches, and gala dinner. Researchers without financial conference assistance from their home institutions should contact the organizing committee.

How to submit:

If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please log in to the website Sciencesconf.org to use the submission system. You will first have to create an account, or just log in if you already have one.

In section MY SPACE/My submissions you can start the submission process. 

The deadline for submissions is 15 January, 2025

Contact Information:

For inquiries and further information, please contact the conference organizing committee at economia_orga@groupes.renater.fr