The ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research is pleased to announce the 14th Mannheim Conference on Energy and the Environment (MCEE 2027), to be held on May 12–13, 2027, in Mannheim (Germany).

The MCEE aims to promote the exchange of ideas among researchers at all career stages working in the fields of energy, climate, and environmental economics. The conference provides an inclusive platform bridging different methodological perspectives, featuring empirical analyses, theoretical work, behavioural approaches, and simulation modelling to contribute to the international research dialogue on evidence-based climate and energy policies.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

• Steve Cicala (University of Zurich, CH)

• Hélène Ollivier (Paris School of Economics, FR)

• Farid Farrokhi (Boston College, US)

Call for Papers

The call for papers will be officially circulated in November 2026. Submissions of theoretical, empirical, behavioural, and policy-oriented papers in energy and environmental economics will be invited for presentation in parallel sessions.

• Call for Papers launch: November 2026

• Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2027

• Notification of acceptance: 16 March 2027

Scientific Committee

Christoph Böhringer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Eugenie Dugoua, Natalia Fabra, Massimo Filippini, Gautam Gowrisankaran, Kathrine von Graevenitz, Martin Kesternich, Andreas Lange, Matti Liski, Andreas Löschel, Erica Myers, Sebastian Rausch, Oliver Schenker, Ulrich Wagner, and Frank Wolak.

Organisers

• Sebastian Rausch (ZEW Mannheim and University of Heidelberg)

• Kathrine von Graevenitz (ZEW Mannheim and University of Mannheim)

• Oliver Schenker (ZEW Mannheim)

More information

For more information, please visit the [ZEW Conference Website] or contact the organisers at [sebastian.rausch@zew.de]