
The first Economic Research Symposium takes place on 24 April at the Sofitel Dubai Downtown.
The symposium will be a great opportunity to meet with researchers from all over the world and to learn about the latest research in business and economics. In addition to presentations and discussions, the symposium will include a presentation by David Schenck, Senior Econometrician and Software Developer at StataCorp.
Topics related to Stata or relevant to Stata users are appropriate, including:
For examples of past presentations, view the proceedings page.
Everyone is invited to submit an abstract in all areas of accounting, economics, econometrics, and finance. Each is peer reviewed and only accepted papers will be presented. The criteria used to select papers for the symposium include the importance of the research question, the implications of the proposed research, the quality of the research design, and the expected contribution of the research to the literature. The review committee will select the best paper in each track, and awardees will receive a Best Paper Certificate.
The deadline for submissions is 30 March.
You will be notified of the final decision regarding your submission by 6 April.
David Schenck
David Schenck is a Senior Econometrician at StataCorp LLC. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Vanderbilt University and a PhD in economics from Boston College. His interests include time series, Bayesian analysis, and macroeconomics. At Stata, he is the primary developer of DSGE and other time-series features.
Participants are asked to travel at their own expense.
Symposium fee | |
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General admission | $15 |
Visit the official conference page for more information.
The logistics organizers for the 2025 Economic Research Symposium are the School of Business of the American University of Sharjah and Timberlake Consultants, the Stata distributor to the United Kingdom and Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, the Middle East and North Africa, Brazil, and Poland.
View the proceedings of previous Stata Conferences and Users Group meetings.