IARIW Conference 2026

The National Bank of Belgium will host the 39th General Conference of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW), from 24 to 28 August 2026 in Brussels.

Topics include:

• Advancing Well-being Measurement and Application: Bridging Research and Practice Lead
• Determinants of Well-being
• Non-Traditional Data
• Advances in Distributional National Accounts
• Challenges in Measuring Consumption: Today’s Choices and Tomorrow’s Outcomes
• Inequality and Housing: Micro and Macro Perspectives on Housing Affordability
• Capital Stock
• Inequality of Opportunity, the Top End of the Income Distribution, and the Political Salience of Inequality
• The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA)
• Productivity and Infrastructure

About NBB

As a modern central bank at the heart of the Eurosystem, the National Bank of Belgium serves the public interest. From a position of independence, backed by our analyses, statistics and research, we inform policymakers, experts and commentators, and participate in the public debate in a respectful, diligent and socially responsible manner. 

About the IARIW

Since its foundation in 1947, the IARIW has aimed to advance knowledge about income and wealth by organising conferences, circulating accessible academic papers, and publishing a quarterly journal. The association is principally focused on issues concerning:

• the definition, measurement and analysis of national income and wealth, as well as poverty;
• the development of systems of economic and social accounting and their use for economic policy; and
• international comparisons.

More information about this event can be found here. 

Detailed information regarding the call for papers.

Language: Please note, all conference proceedings will be conducted exclusively in English, there will be no translation provided.

Early bird fee (from 15 March 2026 till 31 May 2026):

Standard fee (from 1st June 2026 till 31 July 2026):

Registrations are limited to 320

Registrations close on 31 July 2026

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