The Midwest Economic Theory and International Trade Conference has a long history dating back more than 40 years and attracts high-quality academic researchers. From May 17-18, 2024, he conference was held on the campus of IU Indianapolis, with coordination from the Department of Economics in the IU School of Liberal Arts. The conference was two conferences side-by-side: an economic theory conference and an international trade conference.
In total, the 2024 conference featured about 100 papers with about 130 attendees and up to half visiting from outside the United States. Paper submissions for the International Trade Meetings were evaluated by Ray Riezman and a scientific committee. Paper submissions for the Economic Theory Meetings were evaluated by a scientific committee of Robert Becker, Subir Chakrabarti, and Jaesoo Kim.