Developments in Economics Education 2025
The 13th biennial Developments in Economics Education conference took place at the University of Leeds on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September 2025.
It was preceded by the INERME Conference taking place on Wednesday 10 in the same campus.
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Programme
The programme is available as a PDF.
Extended abstracts are in this public document. We will not distribute printed versions of this, so please bookmark the link.
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Social media
Some participants have posted about their favourite aspects of the conference:
- Parama Chaudhury (UCL) describes "new ideas, great conversations, and a healthy dose of optimism" in her round-up on LinkedIn.
- The Economics Club Mumbai posted a detailed series of reports on LinkedIn: AI and Assessment, Social media and pedagogy, Employability.
- Denise Hawkes (Kings College London) reported that "Academic life is always better when you travel in good company" on LinkedIn.
Keynote
The keynote was Prof. Jonathan Heron, Institute for Advanced Teaching & Learning, University of Warwick, speaking on "Teaching Innovations in Place and Time: where, when and how we innovate in higher education".
IREE Special Issue
A DEE/ INERME 2025 special issue of the International Journal of Economics Education is accepting submissions. Authors should click on "Submit your article", log in, and select the submission types "VSI: IREE 2025_Research Article" or "VSI: IREE 2025_Review Article".
- Final Manuscript Submission Deadline: 27 November 2025
- Editorial Acceptance Deadline: 30 January 2026
Venue and accommodation
The University of Leeds is just a 10-minute walk from the vibrant city centre, which offers a wide range of places to stay, but is also compact and easy to get around with regular public transport services. Leeds is well connected, nationally and internationally, with excellent transport links. Travel directions to the university are found here.
"Independent Leeds" is a guide created for the conference by Mike Reynolds, listing local places to eat and drink as cultural sights to check out.
Review panel
Thanks to everyone who took part in the blind review process for DEE and INERME: in random order, Dunli Li, Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez, Robert Riegler, Matt Olczak, Panos Arsenis, Chris Wilson, Paul Middleditch, Caroline Elliott, Carlos Cortinhas, Linda Juleff, Liliana Harding, Annika Johnson, Alvin Birdi, Edmund Cannon, Miguel Flores, Paul Cowell, Lory Barile, Duncan Lawson, and Frank Feudel. Thanks also to the Economics Network Events group for advice and decision making at crucial parts of the process.
Previous conference
Of those who filled in an evaluation form at DEE 2023:
- 100% said they would recommend a colleague to come to a future DEE conference.
- Attendees rated the impact of the conference on their teaching as 4.09 on a 1-5 scale.
