SECOND ECONOM'IA WORKSHOP

Second Econom’IA workshop

Université Paris Nanterre
Nanterre, France
On May 19-20, 2025.

This workshop aims to explore and foster cutting-edge applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Analysis Methods, Data Visualization, and other innovative techniques across all fields of Economics. Econom'IA brings together researchers from academia and entrepreneurs who use advanced techniques to analyse economic data. For this second edition, we are honoured to have César Hidalgo (TSE, Toulouse School of Economics) on May 19th and Christophe Bénavent (PSL, Paris-Dauphine) on May 20th as our keynote speakers.

This 2-day workshop includes

• morning sessions with formal lectures and practical workshops led by established scholars introducing new tools and techniques^[1],
• afternoon sessions dedicated to presentations and discussions of papers using at least one of these innovative techniques.

Econom’IA 2025 workshop will focus on the following topics

• Graph analysis methods, with a special training given by Lionel Villard on CorText, a publicly available web platform providing data analysis methods.
• Large Language Models (LLM), with a special lecture given by Hatim Bourfoune (IDRIS – CNRS).
• Innovative Methods Applied to Economics: leveraging AI or data science methods.

Application and deadlines

Authors wishing to attend the workshop can apply by submitting a single pdf document in English, introducing a research proposal (2-4 pages maximum) or a published paper for presentation.
Submissions must include at least one application of innovative techniques in Economics and will undergo a peer-review process.
Research papers using graph analysis and LLMs are particularly encouraged.

Applications can be submitted at the following link: https://economia.sciencesconf.org/

It is also possible to attend the workshop as an auditor by filling out the form on the workshop website. A confirmation will be sent to you via email.

Deadline for application: January 31, 2025
Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2025
Reduced fee registration and accommodation payment: March 10 – April 11, 2025
Full fee registration and accommodation payment: April 12 – April 25, 2025

Participation fees

The reduced workshop fee is €50 for registrations completed before April 11, 2025, and increases to €100 after this date (applicable to both participants and auditors). The fee includes registration for the workshop (access to lectures and presentations), coffee breaks, and lunches. Participants wishing to attend the gala dinner will need to pay an additional fee of €70. Researchers without financial support from their home institutions are encouraged to contact the organizing committee

Contact Information

For inquiries and further information, please contact the workshop organizing committee at economia_orga@groupes.renater.fr

Organizing Committee

Rim Bahroun (Economix, université Paris Nanterre)

Maxime Lucet (LIP6, Sorbonne Université)
François Maublanc (Thema, CY Cergy Paris Université)
Olha Nahorna (Bordeaux School of Economics, université de Bordeaux, CNRS)
Guillaume Pouyanne (Bordeaux School of Economics, université de Bordeaux)
Mickael Temporão (Centre Emile Durkheim, Sciences Po Bordeaux, , université de Bordeaux)
Messaoud Zouikri (Economix, université Paris Nanterre)

[1] For the workshops, basic knowledge of programming in Python or R is recommended.