Development Day 2026

This small conference hosts faculty and graduate students from seven schools across the Midwest in a showcase of the latest research in development economics. The conference seeks to develop community among a growing network of development economists in the Midwest, and to give graduate students a chance for face-to-face interaction with each other and with faculty across a range of schools.

Midwestern universities participating:
• Michigan State University
• Northwestern University
• University of Illinois-Chicago
• University of Chicago
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• University of Michigan
• University of Notre Dame