ICES Bari 2026 Scientific Program Committee invites all academics, researchers, PhD students and practitioners engaged in empirical work and/or theoretical research related to the economic transition to submit an original short paper (4 pages) for the forthcoming SMEA conference on “Statistical models for the economic transition: the new challenge in a developing world”, which will be held in Bari (Italy), February 5-6, 2026.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Challenges in the Labour Market
- Innovations in Time-Dependent Economic and Financial Data
- Data and Indicators for Sustainable Growth
- Input-Output Statistical Economic Models and Environmental Accounting
- Macroeconomic and Sustainable Dynamics
- Digitalization and Technology in the Twin Transitions
- Big Data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence in Economic Statistics
- Advances in Spatial Analysis for Regional Competitiveness
Submission guidelines
Short paper submission
We invite all participants to submit a short paper (max. 4 pages) in pdf format by email to Smea2026@sis-statistica.it
The deadline for submission has been extended to January 3, 2026.
Decisions on acceptance will be communicated before January 15, 2026.
Please use our template for either Word or LaTeX. The abstract and the title in Italian is not required.
The Conference is focused on a number of common areas to be determined by the fields covered by the submissions and will provide an opportunity for researchers to share and receive feedback on their work. Short papers will be published in the Conference Book of Short Papers with ISBN code.
Important Dates
Deadline for Short paper submission: December 22, 2025 January 3, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: January 15, 2026
Registration: by January 25, 2026
Conference date: February 5-6, 2026
Submission of the short papers final version: February 28, 2026 March 7, 2026
(Only for Authors who wish to publish their contribution in the Conference Book of Short Papers with ISBN code)
Selected extended versions of the presented papers will be published in a Special Issue of: still to be defined.
After acceptance, at least one conference registration and its corresponding payment is required by bank transfer for each accepted paper to be included in the Conference program and presented at the meeting.
For any question about submissions, please email to SMEA Bari 2026