The Fourth Annual World Bank Conference on Transport Economics will be held on March 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C., on the sidelines of Transforming Transportation. 

 

The conference is organized by the Transport Global Department at the World Bank. It is geared towards young researchers working on transportation issues relevant to developing countries, and is an opportunity to present and discuss their work with researchers, policymakers, and transport practitioners.

 

Gilles Duranton, Distinguished Professor and Dean's Chair in Real Estate at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, will give the keynote lecture.

 

 

Register to Attend the Conference

We invite advanced PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, and junior assistant professors to submit innovative, empirical research papers that study:

 

  • Special focus: Transport Infrastructure and Jobs;
  • Industrial organization of the transport sector;
  • Macroeconomic implications of transport;
  • Transport, air quality, and climate;
  • Transport and the economics of cities;
  • Transport equity and inclusion;
  • Transport funding and financing; 
  • Transport, logistics, and trade;

 

Submit Your Paper Here

The deadline to submit completed papers is January 31, 2026.

KEY DATES

Paper submissions: January 31, 2026

Paper selections: February 14, 2026

Pre-registration ends: February 28, 2026 

Conference: March 13, 2026