The XVIII AKB Conference will take place at UFPR, in Curitiba-Paraná, from September 1 to 5, 2025.
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We are pleased to announce the 18th Annual Conference of the Brazilian Keynesian Association (AKB). This event unites academics, students, researchers, and professionals from various fields to discuss important economic issues. This year’s theme, “Economy(ies) for a Sustainable Future: Transformations and Policies for a World in Transition,” emphasizes the urgent need to develop strategies focused on sustainable development, strengthening institutions, and reducing national disparities in economic, social, gender, and racial areas.
Call for Papers and Extended Abstracts
Submissions and registration for the XVIII AKB Conference can be made at https://www.even3.com.br/akb2025.
This year, the Annual Conference will take place from 1 to 5 September in Curitiba, Paraná. The AKB School will be held on September 1 and 2. The Seminar starts in the afternoon of September 3rd. It will end on Friday, 5 September, also in the afternoon.
When registering, authors can choose to send either extended abstracts or full papers. Those who choose to send extended abstracts can submit the full version of their paper later. They must do so within a specified deadline. The full papers submitted and accepted for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
The following areas (and their reviewers) are covered in the call:
Area 1. Gender and Race
Clara Brenck (UFMG/MADE)
Kênia Barreiro (UFPR/GEFAM)
Area 2. Economic Growth, Development, and Income Distribution
Ricardo Araújo (UnB)
Ricardo Summa (UFRJ)
Area 3. Method, Economic Theory, and Economic History
Maríndia Brittes (UFPR)
Solange Regina Marin (UFSC)
Area 4. Microeconomics, Industrial Economics, and Productive Structure
Elisângela Luzia Araújo (UEM) & Mariana Rêis Maria (Unicamp)
Area 5. International Economics
Bianca Orsi (University of Leeds)
Eliane Araújo (UEM)
Area 6. Monetary and Financial Economics
Fernando Ferrari (UFRGS)
Sylvio Kappes (UFAL)
Area 7. Public Sector Economics and Social Policy
Carmem Feijó (UFF)
Julio Costa (UFU)
Area 8. Ecological Economics and Sustainability
Daniel Caixeta (UFU/ECOECO)
Douglas Alencar (UFPA/CFC-GS)
Area 9. Institutional Economics
Manuel Ramon (UFOP/UFABC)
Danielle Guizzo (University of Bristol/AFEE)
Additional Information
Authors of selected papers will receive 2 nights of accommodation. They will stay in a double room at a hotel designated by the AKB.
Students and young researchers with selected papers may submit requests for financial assistance for transportation.
Students from local Educational Institutions (EIs) are exempt from registration fees (upon presentation of proof of enrollment).
Dates and Conditions
Call for abstracts or papers: between 7/05/2025 and 24/06/2025
Selection results: until 19/07/2025
Submission of full papers from accepted abstracts (publication in proceedings): until 02/09/2025
SUBMISSION FEE FOR ABSTRACTS/PAPERS:
AKB Members: R$ 90.00
Non-Members: R$ 130.00
Access the submission guidelines for full papers and extended abstracts (HERE)
AKB Annual Membership Fee:
Professionals, Professors and Researchers: R$ 220.00
Postgraduate Students: R$ 160.00
Undergraduate Students: R$ 100.00
We offer a discount for those paying the AKB Annual membership fee together with conference registration. The payment can be made at the time of registration. Make sure to claim your discount!
REGISTRATION FOR THE XVIII AKB CONFERENCE:
Professors and Professionals
AKB Members: R$ 370.00
Annual Fee and Registration: R$ 610.00
Non-Members: R$ 850.00
Students (registration upon presentation of proof of enrolment)
Undergraduate Students – AKB Members: R$ 180.00
Undergraduate Students – Annual Fee and Registration: R$ 300.00
Graduate Students – AKB Members: R$ 200.00
Graduate Students – Annual Fee and Registration: R$ 400.00
Non-Members: R$ 500.00
You may pay AKB Annual Membership Fee + Conference Registration at http://www.even3.com.br/akb2025
Programme XVIII AKB Annual Conference Meeting
AKB Summer School and Special Sessions
02/09/2025
AKB Summer School
08h30-10h00 Lecture 1: Macroeconomic Aspects for Climate Transition (preliminary)
Adam Aboobaker (University of Manchester, UK)
10h30-12h00 Lecture 2: Finance and Development in the Age of Financialisation
Ewa Karwowski (King’s College London)
12h00-14h00 Lunch Break
14h00-15h30 Lecture 3: Multi-sector Macroeconomic Analysis: using input-output models
Patieene Passoni (UFAL)
16h00-17h30 Lecture 4: Title to be defined
Júlio Costa (UFU)
03/09/2025
09h00-12h00 Short course (to be defined)
15h30-17h00 SE1. Institutional Special Session AKB – AFEE: What Original Institutionalism Taught Me About Post-Keynesianism
Danielle Guizzo (University of Bristol, AFEE)
Beliza Borba de Almeida (UFPR)
17h15-18h00 – Opening Ceremony
18h00-19:30 – SE2. Fernando Cardim de Carvalho Chair: Financing Aspects for Climate Transition
Ana Rosa Ribeiro de Mendonça (Unicamp)
04/09/2025
11h00-12h30 – SE3. AKB Special Session: The recent compression: tightness, turbulence, and power-biased policy (preliminary title)
Adam Aboobaker (University of Manchester, UK)
14h00-15:30 – SOTs: Thematic Ordinary Sessions
Third party organization
15h30-17h00 – SE4. AKB/Corecon-RJ Special Session: “Macroeconomic Analysis”
Guests
17h30-19h00 – SE5. Financial Innovation as the Magic Money Tree
Ewa Karwowski (PKES/King’s College London)
05/09/2025
11h00 – 12h30 – SE6. AKB – CeFIS Special Session
Luiz Fernando de Paula (UFRJ), Carmem Feijó (UFF), Fernanda Feil (UFF) e Fernando Teixeira (UFF)
13:00-14:30 – SE7. Public Policy and Development
Cristina de Borges Reis (UFABC/SPE-MF)
Carolina Grottera (MF)
14:30 – Closing of the event
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