Emerging Markets: Navigating a Fragmented Global Economy
NBER invites research on how emerging and frontier markets respond to global economic fragmentation, shocks, and capital flows, with selected papers presented at a 2026 conference in Costa Rica.
Funder: National Bureau of Economic Research
Due Dates: September 8, 2026 (Paper submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Travel and hotel for one author per accepted paper (economy-class airfare and hotel covered by NBER); no direct research funding.
Summary: Supports research on how emerging and frontier markets respond to global economic fragmentation, capital flows, debt, and trade shocks.
Key Information: Open to early career scholars and non-NBER affiliates; only unpublished or not-yet-accepted papers eligible.
Description
This opportunity supports innovative research addressing the economic challenges facing emerging and frontier markets in a fragmented global environment. The initiative, led by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in collaboration with the Banco Central de Costa Rica and the Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas, focuses on how such markets navigate issues like trade policy, geo-economic fragmentation, global supply chain reconfiguration, energy and war-related shocks, capital flows, debt patterns, financial crises, and monetary policy. Selected papers will be presented at a conference in San José, Costa Rica, on December 10–11, 2026.
