20th Workshop on the Organization, Economics and Policy of Scientific Research (WOEPS) 2027

April 15-16 in Kassel, Germany

INCHER is hosting the 20th Workshop on the Organization, Economics and Policy of Scientific Research (WOEPS) 2027.


Join us as we gather junior and senior scholars to discuss the organisation, economics and policy of scientific research!
The themes for this year are:

1. Organisation of research activities in universities, PROs and private R&D labs
2. The evaluation of science policy
3. Science in the private sector and spillovers from scientific research
4. Role of individual researcher characteristics in scientific research
5. Science research networks and collaboration
6. Scientific careers and mobility
7. Quality issues in scientific research
8. Democracy, freedom of science and opposition to science
Application: Application
Call for Papers : Call for Papers
Program: Program
Getting Around : Getting Around

Organizing Committee

Guido Buenstorf (University of Kassel)
Adam Hardaker (University of Kassel)
Michael Rose (Max Planck Institute)
Daniel Souza (Politecnico di Milano)

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Dates

07.10.26 Submission platform opens
08.01.27 Submission deadline
15.02.27 Notification of acceptance
22.03.27 Full paper submission deadline
22.03.27 Registration deadline
15-16.04.27 Workshop (Kassel, Germany)

Scientific Committee

Catherine Beaudry (Polytechnique Montréal) ▪  Guido Buenstorf (University of Kassel) ▪  Nicolas Carayol (Université de Bordeaux) ▪  Michele Cincera (Université Libre de Bruxelles) ▪  Chiara Franzoni (Politecnico di Milano) ▪  Aldo Geuna (Università di Torino) ▪  Hanna Hottenrott (TUM; ZEW) ▪  Stijn Kelchtermans (KU Leuven) ▪  Cornelia Lawson (University of Manchester) ▪  Patrick Llerena (Université de Strasbourg) ▪  Jacques Mairesse (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University) ▪  Fabio Montobbio (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) ▪  Michele Pezzoni (Université Côte d'Azur) ▪  Henry Sauermann (ESMT Berlin) ▪  Sotaro Shibayama (University of Tokyo) ▪  Paula Stephan (Georgia State University; NBER) ▪  Valentina Tartari (Stockholm School of Economics) ▪  Reinhilde Veugelers (KU Leuven) ▪  Fabiana Visentin (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University) ▪  John Walsh (Politecnico di Milano; Georgia Institute of Technology)