CALL FOR PAPER
Macro, Money and International Finance
May 18th and 19th, 2026
Villa Mondragone, Monte Porzio Catone, Rome
We invite submissions of papers for the Macro, Money and International Finance Conference, which will take place on May 18th–19th, 2026.
The conference focuses on macrofinance, monetary economics, FinTech, and international economics, with a particular emphasis on continuous‑time structural models, quantification, and new numerical and empirical methods—including deep learning and neural network approaches.
Submitted papers should either develop innovative methodological tools or provide policy‑relevant insights into the real economy, financial resilience, inflation, and (digital) money.
Where
The conference will take place in person at Villa Mondragone (20 km southeast of Rome, Italy), which was Pope Gregory XIII’s summer residence, where he promulgated the Gregorian calendar.
Poster session
A dedicated poster session will be organized for PhD students working in the area of macrofinance.
Submissions
The submission deadline is March 15th, 2026.
Accommodation and Catering
Participants will receive free accommodation and catering. In special cases, additional support for travel expenses may also be provided.
In what follows you can find useful indications to reach Villa Mondragone
Directions
Fiumicino Airport
From Fiumicino airport take the fast train (LEONARDO EXPRESS) to Termini railway station (departures every 30 minutes, first departure at 06:35, last departure at 23:35, ticket 9,50 €.
A taxi to reach Rome should cost around 40,00/60,00 €.
Frascati downtown can be conveniently reached from Termini central railway station by train. Trains nearly every hour; journey takes about 40 minutes. Tickets are available at the Station and cost 1,70 €.
Ciampino Airport
The following bus and train services are available from Ciampino:
• the Terravision bus (Roma Termini central station - Roma Ciampino airport )
• the Cotral/Schiaffini bus nightly connections (Roma Termini central station - Roma Ciampino airport )
• the subway + the Cotral/Schiaffini bus (Line A, Anagnina station - Roma Ciampino airport )
• the train + the Cotral/Schiaffini bus (Ciampino railway station - Roma Ciampino airport)
Back
From Termini Railway Station
Take the underground "A" to the final stop Anagnina (ticket 1 €).
From ANAGNINA underground "A" final stop catch a blue COTRAL bus direction Rocca Priora (bus-shelter n.° 6) to Monteporzio Catone and get off at the Villa Mondragone.
Frascati downtown can be conveniently reached from Termini central railway station by train. Trains nearly every hour; journey takes about 40 minutes. Tickets are available at the Station and cost 1,70 €.
By Car or Taxi/Uber
From highway A1 Milano - Napoli or from highway A24 Roma - L'Aquila/Pescara: follow direction Roma Sud, exit Monte Porzio Catone, then follow signs to Villa Mondragone and Hotel Villa Vecchia (follow the road signs for Frascati).
From downtown Rome:
take the G.R.A. (Grande Raccordo Anulare, the ring highway around Rome) to the highway A1 Roma - Napoli, then exit Monte Porzio Catone. Follow signs to Villa Mondragone and Hotel Villa Vecchia.
Organizers and Contacts
Organizers
Andrey Alexandrov, Markus Brunnermeier, Sebastian Merkel and Goutham Gopalakrishn
Contacts
c/o Villa Mondragone, Monte Porzio Catone (Rome) Italy
phone: +39 06 7259 5601
e-mail: segr.ceis@economia.uniroma2.it