Happy new year! We are looking forward to seeing you this weekend at the ASSA Conference in Philadelphia. Below is the full program of URPE sessions.
In addition, please join us for the AFEE / ASE / HES / IAFFE / LERA / URPE Social on Sunday, Jan. 4 from 6:45 PM – 9:00 PM. It will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom C&D.
Saturday, January 3
Gender Norms: Households, Jobs, and Credibility (B5, J1)
Paper Session
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 302
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics & International Association for Feminist Economics
Chair: Hoa Vo, American University
Roundtable on the Trump Economic Program and Its Impact: A Critical Assessment (B5, H1)
Panel Session
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon A
Hosted By: Association for Evolutionary Economics, Association for Social Economics & Union for Radical Political Economics
Moderators:
Geoffrey Schneider, Bucknell University and Howard Stein, University of Michigan
Environmental and Ecological Debates (Q1, Q5)
Paper Session
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 301
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Olivia Bullio Mattos, St. Francis College
Heterodox Perspectives on Technology, AI, and Digital Capitalism (B5, O3)
Paper Session
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 302
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Ali Alper Alemdar, St. Francis College
Sunday, January 4
Feminist Perspectives on Macroeconomics and Development (B5, O1)
Paper Session
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 302
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics & International Association for Feminist Economics
Chair: Milena Dehn, Colorado State University
Gender in Productive and Reproductive Work (B5, J1)
Paper Session
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 302
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Shaianne Osterreich, Ithaca College
Money, Debt, and Power (B5, E4)
Paper Session
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 301
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Nina Eichacker, University of Rhode Island
Political Economy of Modern Finance (B5, G2)
Paper Session
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 301
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Daniel Ossa, University of Denver
Monday, January 5
Political Economy of Space and Place (B5, O1)
Paper Session
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 302
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Adelola Ojutiku, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Political Economy Perspectives on the Chinese Economy (B5, N1)
Paper Session
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 301
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Ningzhi He, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Marxian Economic Thought (B1, B5)
Paper Session
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 302
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Swayamsiddha Sarangi, University of Rhode Island
Political Economy Perspectives on the Environment (Q4, Q5)
Paper Session
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 301
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Alfredo Rosete, Central Connecticut State University
Gender and Power Structures (B5, J2)
Paper Session
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 302
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics & International Association for Feminist Economics
Chair: Bhumika Muchhala, New School
Wealth, Wages, and Power (D3, B5)
Paper Session
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (EST)
Philadelphia Convention Center, 301
Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics
Chair: Izaura Solipa, Brown University