UNITE – OPEN CALL, MAINZ

Resilience, Recovery and Economic Integration in Europe

September 3 – 5, 2026 • Department of Business and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

Submission deadline

June 15, 2026

Acceptance notice

June 29, 2026

Venue

Department of Business and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg
University Mainz, Jakob-Welder-Weg 9, 55128 Mainz, Germany.

Registration fee

FREE OF CHARGE

Submission details

We invite submissions of extended abstracts (500-800 words) or full papers.
Submissions should be sent in PDF format and include the title of the paper, author name(s), affiliation(s), contact details, abstract, and JEL classification codes.

Both completed research papers and high-quality work in progress are welcome.

Suggested topics

  • Macroeconomic and institutional convergence of Ukraine towards the European Union, including monetary, fiscal and regulatory alignment
  • Trade integration, foreign direct investment and participation in European value chains in the context of war and reconstruction
  • Labour mobility, forced migration and labour-market performance in host EU countries
  • Firm-level and sectoral adjustment to migration inflows and geopolitical shocks
  • Socio-economic outcomes of displacement: human capital, well-being, inequality and social cohesion
  • Economic resilience, reconstruction strategies and long-term growth prospects of Ukraine within the European economic space

Format of the workshop

The language of the workshop is English. There will be no parallel sessions, and each participant will have 30 minutes to present her/his contribution. The keynote speech will be held by Yuliya Kosyakova (University of Bamberg). Each paper will be assigned a discussant. There is no registration fee.