21st Australasian Development Economics Workshop 2026

We are pleased to announce that ADEW 2026 will be held on Thursday 4 June and Friday 5 June 2026 at the Australian National University in Canberra. The Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy and the Research School of Economics will host the 21st Australasian Development Economics Workshop (ADEW), with support from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

ADEW is an annual workshop that brings together development economists from across Australia and around the world. The workshop provides a forum for rigorous research in development economics, with a particular emphasis on the Asia–Pacific region.

Conference website: https://crawford.anu.edu.au/acde/adew2026

Registration: Registration to attend ADEW2026 is free.

Location: The conference will be held at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. The venue address is: JG Crawford Building, 132 Lennox Crossing, Acton ACT 2601.  See Google Maps for more details.

If you are attending in person and require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP), please get in touch with the ADEW2026 organising committee at ADEW2026@anu.edu.au