GLO-Guangzhou-2026, the Asia flagship conference of GLO and 9th IESR-GLO joint event is scheduled for July 9-10, 2026. This conference of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) is hosted by the Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR), Jinan University, in the city of Guangzhou (China) and supported by the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE).

Keynote speakers are David Autor (MIT) and Karen Macours (Paris School of Economics).

Submissions: Submission is now closed. The conference is only open to registered participants.

Event details: The event will be held in-person only.  Present JOPE Editors may recommend authors to submit their presented papers for review at the Journal passing the desk-rejection stage. IESR, as the local host, will provide hotel recommendations and invitations for visa applications, the conference venue, and meals. Participants must cover their travel expenses. The fee per presented paper is € 500 for international participants (€ 250 for students and participants from low-middle income economies, following the World Bank definition). Participants based in China are exempt from the registration fee upon acceptance.

Program Overview:

Tentative Program

Overview schedule

To join the GLO, please visit: https://glabor.org/join-the-glo/

Conference organizing committee: Siyu Chen, Shuaizhang Feng, Max Tani, Sen Xue, and Klaus F. Zimmermann

For Logistic inquiries, please contact: Xiangyan (Juno) Qiu,