MaCCI Annual Conference 2027

Conference

The Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MaCCI), a joint initiative between ZEW Mannheim and the University of Mannheim, is pleased to announce its 2027 Annual Conference. The conference will take place on 11 and 12 March in Mannheim, Germany. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for exchange and discussion on topics in competition- and innovation-related research between academic researchers and practitioners in public authorities, legal counsel, and economic consultancies.

Information on previous editions of the conference is available at https://www.macci-mannheim.eu/.

The programme will also feature special sessions organised by the Bundeskartellamt, the European Commission and the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht. For the contributed sessions, submissions of theoretical, empirical and case-oriented papers on competition economics, competition law and related areas (e.g. regulated industries, competition and innovation) are welcome.

We particularly invite legal scholars to submit papers focusing on EU competition law (including related regulation of digital markets) or comparative competition law. At the 2027 conference, a dedicated law session will be curated by ASCOLA Germany. In addition, Alexander Morell (Goethe University Frankfurt) will curate a “Competition Law and Economics” session, which brings together papers that use economic methods to address questions arising specifically in competition law; authors are invited to indicate upon submission if they wish to be considered for this session.

Venue

ZEW – Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung

11. – 12.03.2027

All individual submissions must include the following information: an abstract of up to 200 words, the author’s full name and affiliation, as well as contact details. Please submit only full papers (incomplete drafts are welcome). We also encourage submissions of full sessions. Any such proposal must include a short session abstract and the papers (or extended abstracts thereof) to be presented in the session itself. Typically, a session comprises three papers and all presenters should have confirmed their willingness to participate.

All proposals must be written in English and shall be submitted to the organising committee via MacciAnnual2027@zew.de as a PDF file no later than 15 November 2026. Participants interested in discussing a paper without presenting should send a message to the organising committee (MacciAnnual2027@zew.de).

Authors of accepted papers will be notified no later than 15 December 2026. Presenters must register by 15 January 2027 and are expected to discuss another paper. Young researchers are particularly encouraged to submit papers.

Call for Papers