The Ninth Asian Historical Economics Conference (AHEC 2026)
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s)
Zhiwu Chen
Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance
Hong Kong University
Reka Juhsaz
Associate Professor of Economics
University of British Columbia
About AHEC
The Asian Historical Economics Conference (AHEC) is a biennial conference organized by the Asian Historical Economics Society. The conference aims to bring together researchers working on the economic history of all regions of Asia, as well as those comparing Asia with other regions. Previous conferences were held in Venice (2008), Beijing (2010), Tokyo (2012), Istanbul (2014), Seoul (2016), Hong Kong (2018), Bangkok (2022), and Hong Kong (2024).
The 9th Conference (AHEC 2026) will be hosted by the Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore. The two-day conference will take place at the main campus of NUS on December 10 - 11, 2026. Zhiwu Chen (HKU) and Reka Juhasz (UBC) will give keynote speeches.
Key Dates
Deadline for paper submission
We invite papers that explore various aspects of economic history with priority given to those related to Asia.
Please submit a 3–5 page proposal via our submission form, no later than May 31, 2026.
Review of papers
The Program Committee will review the submissions.
Notification of paper acceptance
The Program Committee will announce the results by mid-July.
Online registration begins
Paper presenters will need to register online.
Deadline for early bird registration and payment
Attendees are eligible for a lower registration fee through September 25.
Deadline for final registration and payment
Attendees must register no later than November 6.
Notification of final presentation schedule
We will notify all presenters and chairs of the final schedule within this week.
AHEC 2026
We look forward to seeing you all in Singapore!
Conference Hotel
We have secured a group booking for rooms at The Ridge which is located on campus and within easy walking distance of the venue:
https://theridge.nus.edu.sg/
Full Conference Programme
All keynote speakers, presenters, and registered attendees will receive the full program and notes on local information & logistics by email.
Further updates will also be provided through our AHEC email lists.
See you at the conference!
AHEC 2026 Organizing Committee
Co-chairs
David Jacks
Tuan Hwee Sng
National University of Singapore
Members
Stephen Broadberry, FBA
University of Oxford
Kyoji Fukao
Hitotsubashi University
Bishnupriya Gupta
University of Warwick
Duol Kim
Myongji University
Chicheng Ma
University of Hong Kong
Debin Ma
Fudan University
Şevket Pamuk
Bogaziçi University
Acknowledgement
AHEC 2026 has been supported by a grant (Academic Research Fund Tier 1) from the Singapore Ministry of Education.
More questions?
If you have any questions, please email ahec2026@nus.edu.sg