Austrian Economics Conference
ANNUAL MADRID CONFERENCE ON AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS
The Madrid Annual Conference on Austrian Economics was born from the collaboration between the Faculty of Political Economy, in cooperation with the Master’s in Austrian School Economics at the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, and the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, with the aim of promoting international-level research and academic outreach in the field of the Austrian School of Economics, highlighting its methodological approach, its intellectual tradition, and its relevance for analyzing today’s economic challenges.
Over its different editions, the conference has served as a forum for the presentation of research papers, keynote lectures, and panel discussions, encouraging the exchange of ideas among different generations of scholars and strengthening the international academic community interested in the study of the spontaneous market order and the institutions that underpin social cooperation.
The Conference Organizing Committee is composed of Sonsoles Huerta de Soto, Prof. Leef H. Dierks (Technische Hochschule Lübeck) and Dr. Romain Baeriswyl (Swiss National Bank).
- Aimed at:
- Researchers and professors from around the world
- Postgraduate and PhD students
- Professionals interested in economic analysis
Call for applications
An academic space for economic thought.
10th Edition
Annual Madrid Conference on Austrian Economics 2026
Hosted by
Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid
Sponsored by
Jesús Huerta de Soto Ballester Foundation
Call for applications deadline
31st of July, 2026
Awarded papers
9th Edition
Mises Award:
Philip Ruijs, “Boehm-Bawerk‘s system”
Hayek Award:
Carlos Dávila y Bruno Di Grigoli, “Vargas Llosa, the freedom movement (Peru), and the presence of Austrian school of economics in the forgotten 25 readings on freedom (1989)”
Rothbard Award:
Jonathan Newman, “The origins of money: Menger versus modern monetary theory”
Kirzner Award:
Flavio Ezequiel Castro, “Stabilisation plans: an approach from the Austrian school of economics”
8th Edition
Mises Award:
Turan Yay, “The Austrian school of economics’ contributions to the theory of firm debate”
Hayek Award:
Dawid Megger, “Economic calculation as a non-computational problem”
Rothbard Award:
Ignacio Almará y Óscar Carreiro, “An attempt at the systematization of Austrian economic history”
Kirzner Award:
Flavio Ezequiel Castro, “The first exchange controls after the exit from the gold standard in Argentina (1931-1933)”
7th Edition
Mises Award:
Romain Baeriswyl, “Central Bank Digital Currency and Gresham’s Law: An Experimental Analysis”
Hayek Award:
Ludwig van den Hauwe, “ Why Machines Will Not Replace Entrepreneurs. On the Inevitable Limitations of Artificial Intelligence in Economic Life”
Rothbard Award:
Yago Mateos Vela, “An ethical and economic critique of insider trading regulation”
6th Edition
Mises Award:
Bernardo Ferrero, “From the Great Recession to the Great Reset: An Interdisciplinary Approach”
Hayek Award:
Walter Block, Frank Daumann y Florian Follert, “Uprise of the Shrinking Violets: Cancel Culture in Media”
Rothbard Award:
Artur Mario Ceolin, “Can Management be included in Asset Valuation?”
5th Edition
Mises Award:
Sonja Tiggelbeck, “Post-Rational Decision-Making: The Circularity Puzzle Revisited”
Hayek Award:
Theresa Kammel, “An Austrian Framework for Investing
Rothbard Award:
William Hongsong Wang, “A Free-Market Environmentalist Transition toward Renewable Energy: The Cases of Germany, Denmark, and the United Kingdom
4th Edition
Mises Award:
Bernardo Ferrero, “Innovationism, alertness and uncertainty-bearing: An Austrian perspective on Schumpeter and Kirzner‘s theories of entrepreneurship”
Hayek Award:
Artur Marion Ceolin, “The positivist influences on intrapreneurship: An Austrian analysis”
Rothbard Award:
Vicente Moreno-Casas, “Economic measurement and feminist economics: An Austrian approach”
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